User manual LENOVO THINKPAD L540

[. . . ] User Guide ThinkPad L440 and L540 Note: Before using this information and the product it supports, be sure to read and understand the following: • Safety, Warranty, and Setup Guide • Regulatory Notice • “Important safety information” on page vi • Appendix E “Notices” on page 159 The latest Safety, Warranty, and Setup Guide and the Regulatory Notice are available on the Lenovo Support Web site at: http://www. LIMITED AND RESTRICTED RIGHTS NOTICE: If data or software is delivered pursuant a General Services Administration “GSA” contract, use, reproduction, or disclosure is subject to restrictions set forth in Contract No. Notice on deleting data from your hard disk drive or solid-state drive . Performing backup and recovery operations Using the Rescue and Recovery workspace Creating and using a rescue medium . [. . . ] You must first make sure that your rescue device is set as the first boot device in the startup device sequence in the Setup Utility program. See “Startup menu” on page 114 for detailed information about temporarily or permanently changing the startup device sequence. For more information about the Setup Utility program, see “Using the ThinkPad Setup program” on page 105. It is important to create a rescue medium and a set of recovery media as early as possible and store them in a safe place for future use. Recovery overview for the Windows 8 operating system This section provides information about the recovery solutions for the Windows 8 operating system. A Windows recovery image is preinstalled in the recovery partition on your computer. The Windows recovery image enables you to refresh your computer, or reset your computer to the factory default settings. You can create recovery media as backups or replacement for the Windows recovery image. With the recovery media, you can troubleshoot and fix the problems on your computer even if you cannot start the Windows 8 operating system. It is recommended that you create recovery media as early as possible. For more information, see “Creating and using recovery media” on page 65. Refreshing your computer If your computer does not perform well and the problem might be caused by a recently installed program, you can refresh your computer without losing your personal files or changing your settings. Attention: If you refresh your computer, the programs that came with your computer and the programs that you installed from Windows Store will be reinstalled, but all other programs will be removed. Move your cursor to the top-right or bottom-right corner of the screen to display the charms. In the Refresh your PC without affecting your files section, click Get started. Resetting your computer to the factory default settings If you want to recycle your computer or just start over, you can reset your computer to the factory default settings. Resetting the computer will reinstall the operating system, reinstall all the programs that came with your computer, and reset all the settings to the factory default settings. Attention: If you reset the computer to the factory default settings, all your personal files and settings will be deleted. To avoid data loss, make a backup copy of all the data that you want to keep. 64 User Guide To reset your computer to the factory default settings, do the following: 1. Move your cursor to the top-right or bottom-right corner of the screen to display the charms. In the Remove everything and reinstall Windows section, click Get started. [. . . ] Any functionally equivalent product, program, or service that does not infringe any Lenovo intellectual property right may be used instead. However, it is the user's responsibility to evaluate and verify the operation of any other product, program, or service. Lenovo may have patents or pending patent applications covering subject matter described in this document. The furnishing of this document does not give you any license to these patents. [. . . ]