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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
5. Use the arrow keys to select Create a Recovery Repair diskette, and then
6. Follow the instructions on the screen.
See "Creating an IBM Enhanced Diagnostics diskette or CD in Windows XP" for
information about how to create an IBM Enhanced Diagnostics diskette.
Creating an IBM Enhanced Diagnostics diskette or CD in Windows XP
Note: To create and use a diskette or CD, a diskette, CD-RW, or DVD/CD-RW
The IBM Enhanced Diagnostics diskette is a self-starting diagnostics diskette that is
used to test hardware components in the computer. You can create an IBM
Enhanced Diagnostics diskette from the Product Recovery program partition. You
can create an IBM Enhanced Diagnostics CD from the World Wide Web.
To create an IBM Enhanced Diagnostics diskette from the Product Recovery
program partition on the hard disk, complete the following steps:
1. Restart the computer.
2. When the message To start the Product Recovery Program, Press F11 is
3. Select System utilities.
4. Select Create IBM Enhanced Diagnostics Diskette.
5. Follow the instructions on the screen.
To download the latest CD image of the IBM Enhanced Diagnostics from the Web
and create a startable IBM Enhanced Diagnostics CD, complete the following steps:
1. Go to http://www.ibm.com/support/.
2. Click Search technical support.
3. In the Enter keyword(s) field, type diagnostics 9229, and click Search.
4. From the "Search results" page, click the Enhanced Diagnostics item for the
5. On the next page, click the CD image file for the Enhanced Diagnostics code
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the computer. When a menu is displayed, 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.
press Enter.
combo drive must be installed in the computer. To enable a USB diskette
drive to work, you must disable the legacy diskette drive function in the
Configuration/Setup Utility program (click Startup Sequence Options →
Legacy USB Support).
displayed, quickly press F11.
computer.
and download it, using a writeable optional device (CD-RW or DVD/CD-RW
combo drive).
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