Viewing The License Agreement; Creating An Emergency Recovery-Repair Diskette In Windows - IBM 9228 - IntelliStation Z - Pro User Manual

Additional information about operating systems is posted periodically at
http://www.ibm.com/support/.

Viewing the license agreement

The IBM International License Agreement for Non-Warranted Programs is viewable
from the Access IBM folder. Use of the computer signifies acceptance of this
agreement.
To view the license agreement in Windows XP, complete the following steps:
1. From the Windows XP desktop, click Start → All Programs → Access IBM.
2. Click IBM License Agreement.
For Red Hat Linux, when you start the computer, the License Agreement window
opens. To accept the terms of the agreement, click I Agree. You can also view the
license agreement by clicking the IBM License Agreement icon on the desktop.

Creating an emergency recovery-repair diskette in Windows

Note: To create and use a diskette, you must add a diskette drive to the computer.
At the earliest opportunity, create a recovery-repair diskette and an IBM Enhanced
Diagnostics diskette, and store them in a safe place. In the unlikely event that the
computer becomes unusable, you can use the recovery-repair diskette to access
the Product Recovery program. For information about using the recovery-repair
diskette see the Installation Guide on the IBM IntelliStation Documentation CD.
In Windows, you can create a recovery-repair diskette from the c:\ibmtools directory
or from the Product Recovery program partition.
To create a recovery-repair diskette from the c:\ibmtools directory, complete the
following steps:
1. Start the computer and operating system.
2. Use Windows Explorer to display the directory structure of the hard disk.
3. Open the c:\ibmtools folder.
4. Double-click rrdisk.bat and follow the instructions on the screen.
To create a recovery-repair diskette from the Product Recovery program on the
hard disk, complete the following steps:
1. Shut down the operating system and turn off the computer.
2. Wait for at least 5 seconds; then, press and hold the F11 key while you restart
3. Use one of the following procedures:
4. From the Product Recovery main menu, use the arrow keys to select System
To enable a USB diskette drive to work, you must disable the legacy diskette
drive function in the Configuration/Setup Utility program (click Devices and
I/O Ports → Internal Floppy Disk).
the computer. When a menu appears, release the F11 key.
v If a menu is displayed in which you can select an operating system, use the
arrow keys to select the operating system that is currently installed, press
Enter, and then continue with the next step.
v If an operating-system menu is not displayed, continue with the next step.
utilities, and then press Enter.
Chapter 2. Operating the computer
13