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Chapter 3. Important service information
This chapter presents the following information:
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“Recovering the computer settings” on page 25
• “Using passwords” on page 25
• “Power management” on page 26
Recovering the computer settings
This topic provides information about the recovery programs that are available for you to recover the
computer settings.
• Windows 7: The following recovery programs are available on computers with a Windows 7 operating
system:
– OneKey ® Recovery Pro
The OneKey Recovery Pro program enables you to back up all your hard disk drive contents, including
the operating system, data files, software programs, and personal settings. You can designate where
the OneKey Recovery Pro program stores the backup. After you have backed up the contents on the
hard disk drive, you can restore the complete contents of the hard disk drive, restore only the desired
files, or restore only the Windows operating system and applications.
– Product Recovery
The Product Recovery program enables you to restore the computer settings to the factory default
settings through recovery media.
Attention: When you use the Product Recovery program to restore the computer settings, all the data
you have stored on the hard disk drive will be deleted and the computer settings will be restored to the
factory default settings. During the restoring process, you will be given the option to save one or more
files currently on the hard disk drive to other media before the data is deleted.
• Windows 8: The preinstalled Windows recovery program enables you to do the following:
– Refreshing the computer without losing personal files
– Restoring the computer to the factory default settings
Attention: When you use the Windows recovery program to restore the computer settings, all the data
you have stored on the hard disk drive will be deleted and the computer will be restored to the factory
default settings. To avoid data loss, back up your data in advance.
– Configuring the advanced startup options
The advanced startup options enable you to do the following:
– Changing the startup settings of the Windows operating system
– Restoring the Windows operating system from a system image
– Starting up from an external device
For more information about the recovery solutions, refer to the help information system of the programs.
Using passwords
You can set the following types of passwords to protect unauthorized access to your computer.
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