Creating And Using A Recovery Repair Diskette; Creating A Recovery Repair Diskette; Using A Recovery Repair Diskette - Lenovo ThinkCentre 3231 User Manual

Note: Make sure your rescue device (optical drive, USB device, or the secondary
To use the rescue medium you have created, do one of the following:
v If you have created the rescue medium using a disc, make sure that your
v If you have created the rescue medium using a USB hard disk drive, attach the
v If you have created the rescue medium using a secondary internal hard disk
When the rescue medium starts, the Rescue and Recovery workspace opens. The
help information for each feature is available from the Rescue and Recovery
workspace. Follow the instructions to complete the recovery process.

Creating and using a recovery repair diskette

If you are unable to access the Rescue and Recovery workspace or the Windows
environment, use a recovery repair diskette to repair the Rescue and Recovery
workspace or repair a file needed to enter the Windows environment. It is
important to create a recovery repair diskette as early as possible and store it in a
safe place as a precautionary measure.
Note: You need to have a diskette drive for creating and using a recovery repair

Creating a recovery repair diskette

This section provides instructions on how to create a recovery repair diskette.
To create a recovery repair diskette, do the following:
1. Turn on the computer, and make sure that your computer has Internet access.
2. Follow the instructions on the Web site at:
http://www.lenovo.com/think/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-54483
3. After the recovery repair diskette is created, take out the diskette from the

Using a recovery repair diskette

This section provides instructions on how to use a recovery repair diskette.
To use the recovery repair diskette you created, do the following:
1. Turn off the computer.
2. Insert the recovery repair diskette into the diskette drive.
3. Turn on the computer and follow the instructions on the screen.
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internal hard disk drive) is set as the first boot device in the startup device
sequence before doing this procedure. See "Selecting a startup device" on
page 59.
computer is turned on and insert the rescue disc. Then, restart the computer. The
rescue medium starts.
USB hard disk drive to one of the USB connectors on your computer. Then, turn
on the computer. The rescue medium starts.
drive, set the secondary internal hard disk drive as the first boot device in the
startup device sequence. Then, the rescue medium starts.
diskette. If you do not have an internal diskette drive, you can use an
external USB diskette drive.
diskette drive and label it Recovery Repair Diskette. Then, store it in a safe place
for future use.