Lenovo ThinkPad P50 Hardware Maintenance Manual Download

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4. Select your language and click

Next

5. Read the license. If you agree with the terms and conditions, select

I accept these terms and

conditions

and then click

Next

. If you do not agree with the terms and conditions, follow the

instructions on the screen.

6. Click

Yes

in the displayed window to begin the operating system recovery process.

7. Insert the

Applications and Drivers Recovery Disc

when prompted and then click

to begin the

process of recovering applications and drivers.

8. If you have a

Supplemental Recovery Disc

, insert it when prompted and click

Yes

. If you do not have a

Supplemental Recovery Disc

, click

9. When all of the data has been copied from the last disc in the set and has been processed, remove the

disc and restart the computer.

Note:

The rest of the recovery process is fully automated and no action from you is required. The

computer will restart into the Microsoft Windows desktop several times and you might experience
periods when no activity is apparent on the screen for several minutes at a time. This is normal.

10. When the recovery process is complete, the Set Up Windows screen is displayed. Follow the

instructions on the screen to complete the Windows setup.

11. After you have completed the Windows setup, you might want to restore the original startup sequence.

Start the ThinkPad Setup program and then press F9 to restore the default settings. Press F10 to save
changes and exit the ThinkPad Setup program.

Note:

After restoring a drive to the factory default settings, you might need to reinstall some device drivers.

Recovery overview for the Windows 10 operating system

The Windows recovery programs enable you to reset your computer or use advanced startup options.

It is recommended that you create a recovery USB drive as early as possible. Store the recovery USB drive
as a backup or replacement for the Windows recovery programs.

For more information, see “Creating and using a recovery USB drive” on page 31.

Resetting your computer

If your computer does not perform well, you might consider resetting your computer. In the resetting process,
you can choose to keep your files or remove them, and then reinstall the Windows operating system.

To reset your computer, do the following:

Note:

The graphical user interface (GUI) items of the operating system might change without notice.

1. Open the Start menu and then click

Settings

. If

Settings

is not displayed, click

All apps

to display all

programs, and then click

Settings

➙

Update & security

➙

Recovery

2. In the

Reset this PC

section, click

Get started

3. Follow the instructions on the screen to reset your computer.

Using advanced startup options

With advanced startup options, you can change the firmware settings of the computer, change the startup
settings of the Windows operating system, start the computer from an external device, or restore the
Windows operating system from a system image.

To use advanced startup options, do the following:

Note:

The GUI items of the operating system might change without notice.

ThinkPad P50 Hardware Maintenance Manual