ThinkPad T430s Rescue and Recovery -- Windows 7 version

Overview

Always remember that if your hard drive needs replacement or re-imaging for any reason, Rescue and Recovery can only help you restore your system if you have made regular backups to an external device and/or multiple DVDs.

It is recommended that you do R&R using an external hard drive as well as your local hard drive. Keep in mind that the image on your laptop is about 60GB, so you will need a drive with at least that much space.

Procedure

Creating a backup image on your local T430s hard drive

• Connect your system to AC power and power on the laptop.

• From the Start menu, select Lenovo ThinkVantage, and under that, select Rescue and Recovery.
• Once started, the backup to the local T430s hard drive will take about one and a half hours.
• When the backup is done, the message “Rescue and Recovery has successfully created a backup of your hard drive” will appear on the screen.  Select OK.

Creating a backup on an external hard drive

• Connect your external hard drive to your laptop.
• Open Rescue and Recovery from the Start menu. Click on the arrow next to Change schedule, name a backup, delete backups.
• When the Backup window appears, select your external hard drive in the “Save backup to”: option field.  Select Back up to start the process.
• Similar to the backup to your local drive, you will get a message indicating that the backup is being created on your USB hard drive.
• When the backup is done, the message “Rescue and Recovery has successfully created a backup of your external drive” will appear on the screen.  Select OK.

Restoring your backup

• Connect your system to AC power and power on the laptop.
• When the ThinkPad logo appears on the screen, press the F11 key to start Rescue and Recovery.
• You will now have the option of doing a Quick Restore or a Full Restore. Use the option that best fits your needs.
• You can do the restore from either your internal or external hard drives
• After a few minutes, the program will show estimated time to completion.
• When the process is complete, restart your system.