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Chapter 5. Recovery overview
This chapter provides information about the recovery solutions for your computer.
• “Recovery solutions on the Windows 7 operating system” on page 23
• “Recovery solutions on the Windows 8 operating system” on page 24
Recovery solutions on the Windows 7 operating system
It is important to create a rescue medium and a set of recovery media as early as possible and store them
in a safe place for future use.
Recovery programs installed on the Windows 7 operating system
Your computer comes with the following recovery programs installed on the Windows 7 operating system:
• Product Recovery
To launch the program, do the following:
Start the computer. When the Lenovo logo is displayed, press F11 and then follow the on-screen
instructions.
• OneKey ® Recovery Pro
To launch the program, do the following:
Click Start ➙ Lenovo Solution Center. Then follow the on-screen instructions.
The recovery programs enable you to do the following:
• Creating and using recovery media
You can use recovery media to restore the hard disk drive to the factory default settings. Recovery media
are useful if you transfer the computer to another area, sell the computer, recycle the computer, or put
the computer in an operational state after all other methods of recovery have failed. As a precautionary
measure, it is important to create recovery media as early as possible.
• Performing backup and recovery operations
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.
• Using the OneKey Recovery Pro workspace
The OneKey Recovery Pro 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 you cannot start the Windows operating system. You can perform the following
recovery operations from the OneKey Recovery Pro workspace.
• Creating and using a rescue medium
With a rescue medium, such as a disc or a USB hard disk drive, you can recover the computer from failures
that prevent you from gaining access to the OneKey Recovery Pro workspace on your hard disk drive.
Attention: The recovery process is irreversible. Ensure that you have backed up your critical data before
using the recovery feature.
For more information, refer to the help information system of the programs.
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