Lenovo ThinkPad T520 Hardware Maintenance Manual

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Chapter 4. Related service informationThis chapter presents following information:• “Restoring the factory contents by using Recovery Disc Set” on page 35• “Passwords” on page 36• “Power management” on page 38• “Symptom-to-FRU index” on page 39Service Web site:When the latest maintenance diskette and the system program service diskette become available, they willbe posted on http://www.lenovo.com/spm.Restoring the factory contents by using Recovery Disc SetWhen the hard disk drive (HDD) or solid state drive (SSD) is replaced because of a failure, no product recoveryprogram is on the new drive. In this case, you must use the Recovery Disc Set for the computer. Order theRecovery Disc Set and the drive at the same time so that you can recover the new drive with the pre-installedsoftware when they arrive. For information on which discs to order, see “Recovery discs” on page 162.The recovery disc set consists of the user instructions and the following set of DVDs to restore the computerto the original factory configuration.Operating System Recovery Disc (one disc)This disc restores the Microsoft® Windows operating system. Use this disc to start the recovery process.Applications and Drivers Recovery Disc (one or more discs)This disc restores the preinstalled applications and drivers on the computer.Supplemental Recovery DiscThis disc contains additional content, such as updates to the software that was preinstalled on the computer.Not all recovery disc sets come with a Supplemental Recovery Disc.Notes:• You must have a DVD drive to use the recovery discs. If you do not have an internal DVD drive, youcan use an external USB DVD drive.• During the recovery process, all data on the drive will be deleted. If possible, copy any important dataor personal files that you want to keep onto removable media or a network drive before you start therecovery process.To restore the computer to the original factory configuration using the recovery disc set, do the following:Note: Recovery can take one to two hours to complete. The length of time depends on the method you use.If you use recovery discs, the recovery process will take about two hours.1. Make the CD/DVD drive the first startup device in the startup sequence using the following procedure:a. Press and hold down the F1 key, and then turn on the computer. When the logo screen is displayedor if you hear repeating beeps, release the F1 key. The Setup Utility program opens.b. Use the arrow keys to select Startup ➙ Boot.c. Select the CD/DVD drive as the 1st Boot Device.2. Insert the Operating System Recovery Disc into the DVD drive.© Copyright Lenovo 2011 35