Chapter 3. Recovery Information; Creating And Using Product Recovery Discs - Lenovo ThinkCentre A62 3656 User Manual

Chapter 3. Recovery information

This chapter will help you get familiar with recovery solutions provided by
Lenovo. This chapter explains when and how to use the following recovery
methods:
v Creating and using Product Recovery discs
v Performing backup and recovery operations
v Using the Rescue and Recovery workspace
v Creating and using rescue media
v Creating and using a Recovery Repair diskette
v Recovering or installing device drivers
v Setting a rescue device in the startup sequence
v Solving recovery problems
Note: There are a variety of methods to choose from when considering how to

Creating and using Product Recovery discs

If your computer is equipped with a recordable CD or DVD drive, you can create a
set of Product Recovery discs that enable you to restore the contents of the hard
disk drive to the factory-installed state. Product Recovery discs are useful if you
transfer the computer to another area, sell the computer, recycle the computer, or
as a last resort to put the computer in an operational state after all other methods
of recovery have failed. As a precautionary measure, it is important to create a set
of Product Recovery discs as early as possible.
Note: The recovery operations you can perform using Product Recovery discs vary
To create Product Recovery discs, do the following:
1. From the Windows desktop, click Start → All Programs → ThinkVantage →
2. Follow the instructions on the screen.
The following list explains how Product Recovery discs are used on different
operating systems:
v Windows XP: use Product Recovery discs to restore your computer to the
v Windows Vista: use Product Recovery discs to restore your computer to the
When using Product Recovery discs on Windows XP, you are given the option to
enter the Rescue and Recovery workspace and choose from a variety of recovery
operations. When using Product Recovery discs on Windows Vista, you are
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recover software in the event of a software or hardware-related problem.
Some methods vary depending on the type of your operating system.
depending on the operating system from which they were created. Your
Microsoft Windows license permits you to create only one set of Product
Recovery discs, so it is important that you store the discs in a safe place
after you have made them.
Create Recovery Media or Create Product Recovery Media.
factory-installed contents, perform a custom factory recovery, or perform other
rescue and recovery operations such as rescuing individual files.
factory-installed contents only.
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