•Onrecordablediscs(arecordableopticaldriveisrequiredforthisoption)
Afteryouhavebackedupthecontentsontheharddiskdrive,youcanrestorethecompletecontentsofthe
harddiskdrive,restoreonlytheselectedles,orrestoreonlytheWindowsoperatingsystemandapplications.
Performingabackupoperation
ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoperformabackupoperationusingtheRescueandRecovery
programondifferentoperatingsystems.
•ToperformabackupoperationusingtheRescueandRecoveryprogramontheWindows7operating
system,dothefollowing:
1.FromtheWindowsdesktop,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageTools➙
EnhancedBackupandRestore.TheRescueandRecoveryprogramopens.
2.IntheRescueandRecoverymainwindow,clicktheLaunchadvancedRescueandRecoveryarrow.
3.ClickBackupyourharddriveandselectbackupoperationoptions.Then,followtheinstructionson
thescreentocompletethebackupoperation.
•ToperformabackupoperationusingtheRescueandRecoveryprogramontheWindowsXPoperating
system,dothefollowing:
1.FromtheWindowsdesktop,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙ThinkVantage➙RescueandRecovery.
TheRescueandRecoveryprogramopens.
2.IntheRescueandRecoverymainwindow,clickLaunchadvancedRescueandRecovery➙Back
upyourharddrive,andselectbackupoperationoptions.
3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletethebackupoperation.
Performingarecoveryoperation
ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoperformarecoveryoperationusingtheRescueandRecovery
programondifferentoperatingsystems.
•ToperformarecoveryoperationusingtheRescueandRecoveryprogramontheWindows7operating
system,dothefollowing:
1.FromtheWindowsdesktop,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageTools➙
EnhancedBackupandRestore.TheRescueandRecoveryprogramopens.
2.IntheRescueandRecoverymainwindow,clicktheLaunchadvancedRescueandRecoveryarrow.
3.ClicktheRestoreyoursystemfromabackupicon.
4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletetherecoveryoperation.
•ToperformarecoveryoperationusingtheRescueandRecoveryprogramontheWindowsXPoperating
system,dothefollowing:
1.FromtheWindowsdesktop,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙ThinkVantage➙RescueandRecovery.
TheRescueandRecoveryprogramopens.
2.IntheRescueandRecoverymainwindow,clickLaunchadvancedRescueandRecovery.
3.ClicktheRestoreyoursystemfromabackupicon.
4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletetherecoveryoperation.
FormoreinformationaboutperformingarecoveryoperationfromtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace,see
“UsingtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace”onpage44.
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