Creating And Using Rescue Media - Lenovo ThinkCentre A58 5473 User Manual

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Notes:
1. After restoring a hard disk drive to the factory-installed contents, you might
2. Some computers come with Microsoft Office or Microsoft Works preinstalled. If

Creating and using rescue media

Rescue media such as a disc or a USB hard disk drive enables you to recover from
failures that prevent you from gaining access to the Rescue and Recovery
workspace on your hard disk drive.
Note: The recovery operations you can perform using rescue media vary
To create rescue media, do the following:
1. From the Windows desktop, click Start → All Programs → ThinkVantage →
2. In the Rescue Media area, select the type of rescue media you want to create.
3. Click OK.
4. Follow the instructions on the screen.
Note: For Windows Vista, use rescue media to restore to the factory-installed
To use rescue media, do one of the following:
v If your rescue media is on discs, insert the rescue disc and restart your
v If your rescue media is on a USB hard disk drive, attach your USB hard disk
v If you are using a secondary internal hard disk drive, set the startup sequence to
When the rescue media starts, the Rescue and Recovery workspace opens. Help for
each feature is available from the Rescue and Recovery workspace. If your rescue
media fails to start, you might not have your rescue device (CD drive, DVD drive,
or USB device) set correctly in the BIOS startup sequence. For more information,
see "Setting a rescue device in the startup sequence" on page 45.
have to reinstall device drivers for some devices. See "Recovering or installing
device drivers" on page 44.
you need to recover or reinstall your Microsoft Office or Microsoft Works
applications, you must use the Microsoft Office CD or Microsoft Works CD. These
CDs are provided only with computers that come with Microsoft Office or
Microsoft Works preinstalled.
depending on the operating system. The rescue disc can be started in any
type of CD or DVD drive. Rescue media also contains a PC-Doctor
diagnostic program, which enables you to run diagnostics from the rescue
media.
Create Rescue Media.
You can create rescue media using a disc, a USB hard disk drive, or a
secondary internal hard disk drive.
contents only.
computer.
drive to one of the USB connectors on your computer, then restart your
computer.
start from that drive.
Chapter 3. Recovery information
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