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Question posted by Anonymous-132895 on March 21st, 2014

How To Replace The Hard Drive?

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Answer #1: Posted by waelsaidani1 on March 21st, 2014 11:45 AM
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Hello follow instruction here on how to replace the hard drive, provided by lenovo: http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/product-and-parts/detail.page?&LegacyDocID=MIGR-66472

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User Manual - Page 63

... backup operation. From the Windows desktop, open the Start menu, select All Programs, click ThinkVantage, then click Rescue and Recovery. The Rescue and Recovery program opens. 2. Follow the instructions on the screen. This enables you to locate files on your local hard disk, a USB device, or a network drive. For information about performing a restore...
User Manual - Page 64

... you must use the Rescue files feature in the Rescue and Recovery workspace to copy files from a Rescue and Recovery backup or to restore your hard drive to the C: partition and leave the other features of CD or DVD. Do one of the of important files. v For information about other partitions intact...
User Manual - Page 65

... media, do one of rescue media you are using a CD, USB hard drive, or a second internal hard disk drive. 3. When the rescue media starts, the Rescue and Recovery workspace opens.... repair the Rescue and Recovery workspace or repair a file needed to start from the Windows desktop, select All Programs, click ThinkVantage, then click Create Recovery Media. 2. Recovering software 45 ...
(English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 5

New rollouts 51 Preparing the hard disk drive 51 Installing 51 Updating 53 Enabling the Rescue and Recovery desktop . . . 53 Scenario 2 - Configurations 15 XML and ADM file configurations 15 Recovery methods 15 Single file restore 16 File rescue 16 Operating system and applications . . . . . 16 Restore system drive only 16 Rejuvenation 16 Full restore 17 Custom...
(English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 10

... related help topics. - You can perform hardware tests and report results. - You can optimize system performance by taking a new incremental backup and then defragment your hard drive. Boot from the Rescue and Recovery program on select machine types of viewing the log files is also available for software downloads or file transfer...
(English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 13

... Rescue and Recovery program are not present, then recovery console will allow a user to choose the operating system and then gain access to the entire hard drive without needing to install the Rescue and Recovery program as a virtual partition, then Storage Management Subsystem will not install. It is an operating system. Chapter...
(English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 14

...Explorer® 5.5 or later must be set to -the-minute information on your hard drive. InstallShield Premier 10.5 uses the Windows Installer to install applications, which gives administrators many capabilities ...to customize installations, such as a Basic MSI project. Hard disk drive configuration: The Rescue and Recovery program is not supported on the factory...
(English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 24

...and spyware, while maintaining your system. 3. To rejuvenate your hard disk drive, you make the latest backup of the system drive. There are defined by the registry from CD/DVD backup. Notes: 1. ... files. From the Rescue and Recovery interface, click the Restore your hard drive. Single file restore Single file restore prompts the user for the Backup Storage location, and then ...
(English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 26

... extension of .per and contains information needed to manually validate the Time Zone settings. The full factory recovery method restores the factory contents of the hard drive that are not displayed to create personalization files. The following tables provide a description of each type of setting that personalization file to customize personalization files...
(English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 31

... backup. ** ** PLEASE RUN SYSPREP NOW AND SHUT DOWN. ** ** ** ** Next time the machine boots, it will boot ** ** to use the rnrdeploy.xml file, refer to Local Hard Drive : Type the following command on one line start "TVT Backup Service" : Create Sysprep Base Backup to the ThinkVantage Technologies XML/ADM supplement on how to...
(English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 32

... files with Registry settings"Include and exclude backup files with registry settings" on one line start "TVT Backup Service" :Create Sysprep Base Backup to Local Hard Drive : Type the following command on page 26. 4. at the end, enter the following command: : Silent install using the MSI with a reboot : Type the following command...
(English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 33

...in the current accounts and passwords will remove the user ID authentication information from a local hard drive, the current password will not have access to Extended. v User will retain their user...preserved for Primary partitions. Note: Backups will fail when doing a Sysprep backup if the drive letters of their original date and time. v User does not have any of the ...
(English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 63

... to ensure the Rescue and Recovery program provides the desired functions and features: Best practices for hard drive setup: Option 1 This scenario covers new image deployments that image will abort. There is running...call the Lenovo help desk to ensure all sectors are using an OEM image for a hard drive setup. After running at : http://www.lenovo.com/support/site.wss/document.do not...
(English) Rescue and Recovery 4.3 Deployment Guide - Page 70

...with the associated result: L For primary local hard drive U For USB hard drive S For second local hard drive N For network name=abc C For CD/... that are : A Add D Delete Filter=filterfile Location=c R Replace Files and folders that the backup is used as archive and must...to the external media location. Sysprepbackup in the Pre Desktop Area after it is occurring by listening to be...
(English) Rescue and Recovery 4.5 Deployment Guide - Page 60

...to another. Changebase Change files in the Pre Desktop Area after it will receive a message that ... with the associated result: L For primary local hard drive U For USB hard drive S For second local hard drive N For network name=abc level=x Osfilter uuid ...are : A Add D Delete Filter=filterfile Location=c R Replace Files and folders that the appropriate sequencing can verify the...
Hardware Maintenance Manual - Page 5

... determination tips 41 Chapter 5. Replacing FRUs (desktop computers 85 Rear connectors 86 Removing the cover 87 Locations ...Replacing the hard disk drive 112 Replacing an optical drive 115 Replacing the diskette drive 117 Replacing the power switch/LED assembly . . . 119 Replacing the front panel card 121 Replacing the system fan assembly 122 Replacing a PCI adapter 124 Completing the FRU replacement...
Hardware Maintenance Manual - Page 119

... in the bottom of the hard disk drive. Replacing FRUs (desktop computers) 113 Do not touch the circuit board 5 on the bracket with the holes in the bottom of the hard disk drive. 8. Use the blue handle to pivot the hard disk drive and bracket upward, slide the hard drive to the right. 9. Slide the hard disk drive and bracket to the...
Hardware Maintenance Manual - Page 146

...type at "Identifying parts on the system board" on its right side to "Completing the FRU replacement" on page 129. 2. Insert and tighten the screws that secure the system board to the ... cables to the chassis. 8. Press the release tab 1 down, slide the hard drive cage 2 back, and pivot the hard disk drive outward as shown. 6. See the system board illustration for your machine type at...
Hardware Maintenance Manual - Page 159

... more information on recovering factory-installed software, refer to "Completing the FRU replacement" on page 160. Press the release tab 1 down, slide the hard drive cage 2 back, and pivot the hard disk drive outward as when your computer was originally shipped from the hard disk drive. 3. Chapter 9. Install the new adapter into the adapter connector. 5. Note: For...
Hardware Maintenance Manual - Page 5

... the system board . . . . . 85 Replacing a memory module 86 Replacing the power supply assembly . . . . . 88 Replacing the system board 90 Replacing the microprocessor 95 Replacing a hard disk drive 101 Replacing an optical drive 104 Replacing the diskette drive 105 Replacing a PCI adapter 106 Replacing the fan assembly 108 Replacing the internal speaker 111 Replacing the power button and...

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