Chapter 3. Recovery Information; Creating And Using Recovery Media; Creating Recovery Media - Lenovo ThinkStation E20 4215 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 recovery media
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 Installing or reinstalling device drivers
v Setting a rescue device in the startup sequence
v Solving recovery problems
Notes:
1. There are a variety of methods to choose from when considering how to
2. The product on the recovery media may be used only for the following

Creating and using recovery media

Recovery media enable you to restore the hard disk drive to the factory default
settings. Recovery media are useful if you transfer the computer to another area,
sell the computer, recycle the computer, or put the computer in an operational state
after all other methods of recovery have failed. As a precautionary measure, it is
important to create recovery media as soon as possible.
Note: The recovery operations you can perform using recovery media vary

Creating recovery media

This section provides instructions on how to create recovery media on different
operating systems.
Note: On the Windows 7 operating system, you can create recovery media using
v To create recovery media on the Windows 7 operating system, click Start → All
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recover in the event of a software- or hardware-related problem. Some methods
vary depending on the type of your operating system.
purposes:
v Restore the product preinstalled on your computer
v Reinstall the product
v Modify the product using the Additional Files
depending on the operating system from which they are created. Your
Microsoft Windows license permits you to create only one data medium, so
it is important that you store the created recovery medium in a safe place.
discs or external USB storage devices. On the Windows Vista operating
system and the Windows XP operating system, you can create recovery
media using discs only.
Programs → Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools → Factory Recovery Disks. Then,
follow the instructions on the screen.
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