Backup and recovery, Backup, Recovery – Lenovo 3000 J User Manual

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Note:

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

make

them.

To

create

Product

Recovery

discs,

do

the

following:

1.

From

the

Windows

desktop,

click

Start

,

click

All

Programs

,

click

Lenovo

Care

,

click

Create

Recovery

Media

,

then

select

Create

a

set

of

Product

Recovery

discs

now

.

2.

Follow

the

instructions

on

the

screen.

To

use

Product

Recovery

discs,

do

the

following:

Attention:

When

you

restore

the

factory

contents

from

the

Product

Recovery

discs,

all

files

currently

on

the

hard

disk

will

be

deleted

and

replaced

by

the

original

factory

contents.

During

the

restore

process,

you

will

be

given

the

opportunity

to

save

one

or

more

files

currently

on

your

hard

disk

drive

to

other

media

before

any

data

is

removed.

1.

Insert

the

Rescue

and

Recovery

disc

into

your

CD

or

DVD

drive.

2.

Restart

your

computer.

3.

After

a

short

delay,

the

Rescue

and

Recovery

workspace

opens.

Note:

If

the

Rescue

and

Recovery

workspace

fails

to

open,

you

might

not

have

your

startup

device

(CD

drive

or

DVD

drive)

set

correctly

in

your

BIOS

startup

sequence.

See

“Setting

a

rescue

device

in

the

startup

sequence”

on

page

18

for

more

information.

4.

In

the

Rescue

and

Recovery

menu,

click

Restore

your

system.

5.

Click

Restore

my

hard

drive

to

the

original

factory

state

and

then

click

Next

.

6.

Follow

the

instructions

on

the

screen.

Insert

the

appropriate

Product

Recovery

disc

when

prompted.

Note:

After

restoring

your

hard

disk

to

the

original

factory

content,

you

might

have

to

reinstall

some

software

or

drivers.

See

“Post-recovery

notes”

on

page

15

for

details.

Backup

and

recovery

The

Rescue

and

Recovery

program

enables

you

to

back

up

your

complete

hard

disk

contents

including

the

operating

system,

data

files,

application

programs,

and

personal

settings.

You

can

designate

where

the

Rescue

and

Recovery

program

stores

the

backup:

v

On

a

protected

area

of

your

hard

disk

v

On

a

second

hard

disk

installed

in

your

computer

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