Troubleshooting The Ethernet Controller; Recovering Your Operating System And Preinstalled Software; Recovering The Operating System - IBM 6225 User Manual

Troubleshooting the Ethernet controller

For more information about problems that might occur with the 1 Gbps Ethernet
controller, see the Ethernet controller documentation at
http://www/ibm.com/pc/support/.

Recovering your operating system and preinstalled software

This section contains instructions for recovering BIOS code, device drivers, the
operating system, and other support software.

Recovering the operating system

The Product Recovery program is on a hidden partition of the hard disk. The
Product Recovery program runs independently of the operating system and
reinstalls your operating system and preinstalled software.
Attention:
reformat the hard disk, you might see the partition where the Product Recovery
program is stored. Do not delete this partition; otherwise, the Product Recovery
program will be lost.
If your hard disk drive, including the partition where the Product Recovery program
is located, becomes damaged or you replace the hard disk drive, contact IBM to
order the IBM Product Recovery CD to recover your preinstalled operating system,
application programs, and device drivers. See Appendix A, "Getting help and
technical assistance," on page 89 for details.
Complete the following steps to recover the Windows operating system.
Note: The recovery process replaces all information stored on drive C. If possible,
1. If possible, shut down the operating system.
2. If the computer is still on, turn it off.
3. Turn on your computer, and wait for the prompt:
4. Quickly press F11, and wait for the program menu.
5. Select Full recovery and follow the instructions on the screen.
6. When recovery is complete, exit from the program.
7. Restart the computer.
Complete the following steps to recover the Red Hat Linux operating system.
Note: The recovery process replaces all information stored on drive C. If possible,
1. If possible, shut down the operating system.
2. If the computer is still on, turn it off.
If you are using FDISK, Disk Management, or another utility to
back up your data files before starting this process. The recovery process
does not affect any other drives.
Note: If the computer will not turn off after you hold down the power-control
button for at least 4 seconds, disconnect the power cord and wait a few
seconds before reconnecting it.
To start the Product Recovery program, press F11.
If the DOS command prompt or the F11 prompt is not displayed, see "Using the
recovery-repair diskette in Windows" on page 83.
back up your data files before starting this process.
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