Using The Rescue And Recovery Workspace - Lenovo 7522D6U User Manual

Using the Rescue and Recovery workspace

The Rescue and Recovery workspace resides in a protected, hidden area of your
hard disk drive that operates independently from the Windows operating system.
This enables you to perform recovery operations even if the Windows operating
system cannot be started. You can perform the following recovery operations from
the Rescue and Recovery workspace:
v Rescue files from your hard disk drive or from a backup: The Rescue and
v Restore your hard disk drive from a Rescue and Recovery backup: When you
v Restore your hard disk drive to the factory-installed contents: The Rescue and
Attention: If you restore the hard disk drive from a Rescue and Recovery backup
or restore the hard disk drive to the factory-installed contents, all files on the
primary hard disk drive partition (usually drive C) will be deleted in the recovery
process. If possible, make copies of important files. If you are unable to start the
Windows operating system, you can use the Rescue files feature in the Rescue and
Recovery workspace to copy files from your hard disk drive to other media.
To start the Rescue and Recovery workspace, do the following:
1. Turn off your computer.
2. Restart your computer.
3. Repeatedly press and release the F11 key.
4. When you hear beeps or see a logo screen, release the F11 key.
5. If you set a Rescue and Recovery password, type your password when
6. Do one of the of the following:
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Recovery workspace enables you to locate files on your hard disk drive and
transfer them to a network drive or other recordable media, such as a USB hard
disk drive or a diskette. This solution is available, even if you did not back up
your files or if changes were made to the files since your last backup operation.
You can also rescue individual files from a Rescue and Recovery backup located
on your local hard disk drive, a USB device, or a network drive.
perform a backup operation using the Rescue and Recovery program, you can
perform restore operations from the Rescue and Recovery workspace, even if
you cannot start the Windows operating system.
Recovery workspace enables you to restore the complete contents of your hard
disk drive to the factory-installed state. If you have multiple partitions on your
hard disk drive, you have the option to restore the factory-installed contents to
the C: partition and leave the other partitions intact. Because the Rescue and
Recovery workspace operates independently from the Windows operating
system, you can restore the factory-installed contents even if you cannot start the
Windows operating system.
prompted. The Rescue and Recovery workspace opens after a short delay.
Note: If the Rescue and Recovery workspace fails to open, see "Solving
recovery problems" on page 45.
v To rescue files from your hard disk drive or from a backup, click Rescue
files and follow the instructions on the screen.
v To restore your hard disk drive from a Rescue and Recovery backup or to
restore your hard disk drive to the factory-installed contents, click Restore
your system and follow the instructions on the screen.
v For information about other features of the Rescue and Recovery workspace,
click Help.