How to go back to Factory State?

J200 here with Vista Basic.
I also use Linux,
I would like to start from Scratch.
How do I go to Factory State?
Thanks
Sam
Let me add December 2009,
How can I a) Upgrade Memory from 0.5 MB
and/or b) Upgrade Computer
c) Trade in for All in one?!
Samuel Cohen
Jaffa
Lenovo J200 Desktop with Linux

Hi,
A factory image recovery will not affect the BIOS version or its current settings. The amount of time that the factory image recovery takes wil depend on which type of recovery media you have. If you have usb recovery media than it will probably take perhaps thiry minutes. It you use a recovery disk set then the recovery could take a few hours to complete.
Once you start the recovery do not touch the keyboard.
Make sure that the wireless is turned on before you commit to the recovery.
Best regards,
erico
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