Recovering Your Operating System And Preinstalled Software; Recovering Or Installing Device Drivers; Recovering The Operating System - IBM INTELLISTATION E PRO 6204 User Manual

Table 17. Intel Boot Agent messages.

Recovering your operating system and preinstalled software

This section contains instructions for recovering BIOS code, device drivers, operating
system, and other support software.
Notes:
1. The Product Recovery Program is provided on the computer hard disk drive to
2. The recovery process replaces all information stored on drive C. If possible, back

Recovering or installing device drivers

Restoring the factory-preinstalled device drivers is part of the Product Recovery
program and the Device Drivers and IBM Enhanced Diagnostics CD.
On some IBM computers, device drivers are located in the C:\IBMTOOLS\DRIVERS
directory. Other device drivers are on the software media that come with individual
devices.
Notes:
1. Before you can recover or install device drivers, your operating system must be
2. Before you start recovering or installing device drivers, make sure that you have
3. Device drivers for IBM devices and the instructions to install them
4. The latest device drivers are also available at http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/ on

Recovering the operating system

Your computer has the Product Recovery Program on a hidden partition of the hard
disk drive. If the hard disk drive becomes damaged or you replace the hard disk
drive, contact IBM to order the IBM Product Recovery CD to recover your operating
system, applications, and device drivers.
Performing a partial or full recovery
Attention: The Product Recovery program will erase all files on drive C only. A full
recovery will restore the operating system, device drivers, and applications. A partial
recovery will restore your operating system and device drivers without restoring
applications.
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Message
Media test failure, check
cable.
assist with software recovery.
up your data files before starting this process.
installed on your computer.
the documentation and software media for the device.
(README.TXT) are located on the Device Drivers and IBM Enhanced
Diagnostics CD and in the C:\IBMTOOLS\DRIVERS directory.
the World Wide Web.
Description
Explanation: The adapter did not detect a viable network
connection.
Action: Verify that a network cable has been plugged into
the Ethernet connector.