Chapter 4. Related Service Information; Restoring The Factory Contents By Using Recovery Disc Set - Lenovo ThinkPad W520 4284 Hardware Maintenance Manual

Chapter 4. Related service information

This chapter presents following information:

• Restoring the factory contents by using Recovery Disc Set

• Passwords
• Power management
• Symptom-to-FRU index
Service Web site:
When the latest maintenance diskette and the system program service diskette become available, they will
be posted on http://www.lenovo.com/spm.
Restoring the factory contents by using Recovery Disc Set
When the hard disk drive (HDD) or solid state drive (SSD) is replaced because of a failure, no product
recovery program is on the new drive. In this case, you must use the Recovery Disc Set for the computer.
Order the Recovery Disc Set and the drive at the same time so that you can recover the new drive with the
pre-installed software when they arrive. For information on which discs to order, see Recovery discs.
The recovery disc set consists of the user instructions and the following set of DVDs to restore the computer
to the original factory configuration.
Operating System Recovery Disc (one disc)
This disc restores the Microsoft® Windows operating system. Use this disc to start the recovery process.
Applications and Drivers Recovery Disc (one or more discs)
This disc restores the preinstalled applications and drivers on the computer.
Supplemental Recovery Disc
This disc contains additional content, such as updates to the software that was preinstalled on the computer.
Not all recovery disc sets come with a Supplemental Recovery Disc.
Notes:
• You must have a DVD drive to use the recovery discs. If you do not have an internal DVD drive, you
can use an external USB DVD drive.
• During the recovery process, all data on the drive will be deleted. If possible, copy any important data
or personal files that you want to keep onto removable media or a network drive before you start the
recovery process.
To restore the computer to the original factory configuration using the recovery disc set, do the following:
Note: Recovery takes several hours. The length of time depends on the method you use. If you use recovery
discs, recovery takes at least five hours.
1. Make the CD/DVD drive the first startup device in the startup sequence using the following procedure:
a. Press and hold down the F1 key, and then turn on the computer. When the logo screen is displayed
or if you hear repeating beeps, release the F1 key. The Setup Utility program opens.
b. Use the arrow keys to select Startup ➙ Boot.
c. Select the CD/DVD drive as the 1st Boot Device.
2. Insert the Operating System Recovery Disc into the DVD drive.
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