How to Format Lenovo Laptop?

Formatting is the procedure of emptying the hard drive to be re-used and removing all the content that was already in it to achieve certain goals. One may choose to format a drive to perform disk fragmentation (using small spaces to make one), or to restore computer files to factory settings, or to quarantine a virus etc. However, it renders all the data present in the computer to be deleted which makes all the software and applications that were previously installed to be removed For businesses, reformatting a computer’s hard drive is often a necessity. Viruses and spyware can destroy important files in the computer. You can reformat a Lenovo either using the windows options in the system or from a recovery disc provided by Lenovo tech support.

Below are the two options, you may Choose the one suitable for Format your Lenovo Laptop:-

A) If your Lenovo laptop is not responding well, or is very slow, or is affected by a virus, you may need a system restore. Resetting a Lenovo laptop to factory settings is relatively easy. Make sure you have a backup of all your important data on any external drive before you do the restore, since it will restore your hard drive.

Following are the steps to be considered while formatting your Lenovo laptop using windows commands

Step 1: Once you have a backup of your data, restart your computer. As it restarts, press the F8 key. This action will prompt an “Advanced Boot Options” menu instead of to the usual start-up screen.

Step 2: In the Advanced Boot Options menu has an option for “Repair Your Computer.” Select it using the arrow keys on your keyboard then press on the Enter key.

Step 3: You will need to provide language information for your reset. Choose the language of your preference from the menu and then click on to “Next.”

Step 4: On the next screen, you will see an option titled “Lenovo Factory Image Restore”. Click to launch a restore window and then click “Next.” The next page will ask you whether you want to reformat your hard drive and restore your system to factory settings. Tick the box to select the action and then click “Next” again. Your computer will now get a system restore.

Your system will be restored.

B) Following are the steps to be considered while formatting your Lenovo laptop using external CD

Step 1: Place the Windows installation CD in the disk drive of your laptop and restart the computer.

Step 2: You will see an option for “Press any key to boot from CD.” As directed, click on any key and start the Windows installation process.

Step 3: As instructed, go through the installation process till you get to the “Where do you want to install Windows?” screen.

Step 4: Above the “Next” button, click “Drive options (advanced)” link. If you have partitioned the Lenovo’s hard drive into different disk drives like Disk C , Disk D , Disk E, you can select the partitions you want to delete, , and click the “Delete” link. Confirm your decision when asked and wait for the partition to finish deleting. Repeat this process for all the partition you want to remove.

Step 5: Select the partition you want to format and in the advanced options menu click the “Format” link

Step 6: Choose “Quick Format” as the formatting type and “NTFS” as the file format, then click “OK” to format the Lenovo laptop’s hard drive.

Now your Lenovo laptop will be formatted. You may contact Lenovo technical support for your assistance anytime by calling the lenovo laptop tech support for know How to Format Lenovo Laptop.