Troubleshooting The Ethernet Controller; Recovering Your Operating System And Preinstalled Software; Recovering The Operating System - IBM IntelliStation A Pro 6224 User Manual

Troubleshooting the Ethernet controller

See the Ethernet controller documentation on the Device Drivers CD for information
about problems that might occur with the 1 Gbps Ethernet controller.

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 that contains the Product Recovery
program, becomes damaged or if 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 101 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,
back up your data files before starting this process. The recovery process does not
affect any other drives.
1. If possible, shut down the operating system.
2. If the computer is still on, turn it off.
3. Turn on the 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.
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If you are using FDISK, Disk Management, or another utility to
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 96.