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Note:

Not all Recovery Disc Sets come with a Supplemental Recovery Disc. If there is a Supplemental

Recovery Disc, it will be clearly marked as such.

8. When all of the data has been copied from the last disc in the set and has been processed, remove

the external CD/DVD drive and restart the computer. Follow the instructions on the screen to finish
the recovery.

Note:

The rest of the recovery process is fully automated and no action from you is required. The

computer will restart into the Microsoft

Windows desktop several times and you might experience

periods when no activity is apparent on the screen for several minutes at a time. This is normal.

9. When the recovery process completes, the Welcome to Microsoft Windows screen is displayed. Follow

the instructions on the screen to complete the Windows setup.

10. After you have completed the Windows setup, you might want to restore the original startup sequence.

Start the ThinkPad Setup program and then press F9 to restore the default settings. Press F10 to save
changes and exit the ThinkPad Setup program.

Note:

After restoring a drive to the factory default settings, you might need to reinstall some device drivers.

Recovery information for the Windows 7 operating system

This topic introduces the Lenovo recovery solutions on the Windows 7 operating system.

Creating and using recovery media

Recovery media enables you to restore the storage drive to the factory default settings after all other recovery
methods have failed. It is important to create recovery media as early as possible.

Note:

The recovery operations you can perform using recovery media vary depending on the operating

system from which the recovery media were created. The recovery media might contain a boot medium and
a data medium. Your Microsoft Windows license permits you to create only one data medium. Ensure that
you store the recovery media in a safe place after you have made them.

If you did not create recovery media as a precautionary measure, you can contact Lenovo Customer Support
Center and purchase a set of recovery media from Lenovo. For a list of the Lenovo Support phone numbers
for your country or region, go to:

http://www.lenovo.com/support/phone

The data on the recovery media can be used only for the following purposes:

• Reinstalling the programs and device drivers on your computer

• Reinstalling the operating system

• Modifying the data files on the hard disk drive using the additional files

Creating recovery media

To create recovery media, you need a set of discs or a USB storage device (with at least 16 GB of storage
capacity). The actual disc number or USB capacity that is required depends on the size of the recovery
image.

Attention:

Creating recovery media will delete anything stored on the discs or USB storage device. To avoid

data loss, make a backup copy of all the data that you want to keep.

To create recovery media, click

Start

➙

All Programs

➙

Lenovo PC Experience

. In the prompted window,

double-click

Lenovo Tools