Unable to restore from DVD set - ThinkPad keeps rebooting to Rescue and Recovery screen

Hello:
Lenovo x140e laptop / 2.05 BIOS:
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I have used Lenovo Rescue / Recovery to make a full disk image backup to DVDs for installation of SSD drive.
Attempting to boot from Rescue / Recovery DVD appears to load Windows files, start Windows then goes to this Lenovo R&R screen:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/f4h423vbk1rpfm0/2014-09-18%2008.53.21.jpg?dl=0
No menus show up asking to restore anything, in about 5 seconds it shuts down and reboots again over and over.
I did have BIOS 2.01 and upgraded it using Lenovo BIOS boot DVD upgrader, now is 2.05 and same result.
Factory reset would be OK, but tI paid extra for Windows 7 pro "downgrade" (ironic, no?) that I would like to keep. System restore disks that came with theunit are for Windows 8.1 .
Help?
Here is complete laptop box label:
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New SSD passes diagnostic tests:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/y62oud7l4miclrd/2014-09-18%2008.51.09.jpg?dl=0
Moderator comment: Links to images showing serial number(s) removed to protect member from mischief.

megan1813 wrote:
Upon starting normally, a very scary black screen with code and the grey error message box with multiple asian languages appeared, asking me to restart again.
FYI that error is known as a "kernel panic", typically software related but potentially hardware related.
I recommend starting with a clean install (erase the hardware, and reinstall Mac OS X). Do not transfer/migrate any data yet. After you have created a new user account, test the computer to ensure the hardware seems responsive. If computer performance is positive, use Migration Assistant to began migrating your backups to your computer.

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