Related Service Information; Restoring The Factory Contents By Using Product Recovery Discs - Lenovo 418734U - IdeaPad S9e 4187 Hardware Maintenance Manual

Related service information

This chapter presents following information:
v "Restoring the factory contents by using Product Recovery discs"
v "Passwords" on page 34
v "Power management" on page 37
v "Symptom-to-FRU index" on page 39

Restoring the factory contents by using Product Recovery discs

When the hard disk drive (HDD) or system board with a solid state drive (SSD) is
replaced because of a failure, no Product Recovery program is on the new drive. In
this case, you must use the recovery discs for the computer. Order the recovery
discs and the hard disk drive or system board with a solid state drive at the same
time so that you can recover the new drive with the pre-installed software when
they arrive. For information on which discs to order, see "Recovery discs" on page
126.
To install the factory contents by using Product Recovery discs, do the following:
Windows XP Home Edition:
© Copyright Lenovo 2008, 2009
Service Web site:
When the latest maintenance utility and the system program service diskette
become available, they will be posted on http://www.lenovo.com/spm
Note: Recovery takes several hours. The length of time depends on the method
you use. If you use recovery discs, recovery takes at least five hours.
1. Insert the bootable disc.
2. Reboot the computer.
3. When the Lenovo logo comes up, press F12 to enter the Boot Menu.
4. To boot from the optical drive, select the optical drive, and then press Enter.
5. Select your language, and click Next.
6. Read the license. If you agree to the terms, select I accept these terms and
conditions and click Next.
7. Click Next to begin the recovery precess.
8. When prompted, insert the Product Recovery Disc and click OK.
9. When all of the data has been copied from the Product Recovery Disc, the
computer will restart automatically.
Note: The remainder of the recovery process is fully automated; no action is
required by you. The computer will restart into the 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.
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