52 - Recovery

Recovering from a recovery backup

To recover from a recovery backup on a USB drive:
1. Find your recovery backup.
2. If your computer does not have a built-in keyboard, make sure a 

keyboard is attached to your computer. 

3. Plug in the USB drive and turn on your computer.
4. If it is not already enabled, you must enable the 

F12 Boot Menu

:

a. Press <

F2

> when starting your computer. 

b. Use the left or right arrow keys to select the 

Main

 menu.

c. Press the down key until 

F12 Boot Menu

 is selected, press <

F5

> to 

change this setting to 

Enabled

. 

d. Use the left or right arrow keys to select the 

Exit

 menu.

e. Depending on the type of BIOS your computer uses, select 

Save 

Changes and Exit

 or 

Exit Saving Changes

 and press 

Enter

. Select 

OK

 or 

Yes

 to confirm. 

f. Your computer will restart.

5. During startup, press <

F12

> to open the boot menu. The boot menu 

allows you to select which device to start from, select the USB drive.
a. Use your arrow keys to select 

USB Device

, then press 

Enter

. 

b. Windows starts from the recovery backup instead of the normal 

startup process.

6. Select your keyboard type.