Recovering Or Installing Device Drivers - IBM IntelliStation A Pro 6224 Hardware Maintenance Manual And Troubleshooting Manual

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.
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,
back up your data files before starting this process.
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 operating system menu to be displayed;
4. Select the recovery options that you want and follow the instructions on the
5. When recovery is complete, exit from the program. The computer restarts

Recovering or installing device drivers

Restoring the factory-preinstalled device drivers is part of the Product Recovery
program and the Device Drivers CD.
Before you can recover or install device drivers, the operating system must be
installed on the computer. Make sure that you have the documentation and software
media for the device before you start recovering or installing device drivers.
Device drivers for IBM devices and the instructions to install them (readme.txt) are
on the Device Drivers CD and in the c:\ibmtools\drivers\ directory.
The latest device drivers are also available at http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/.
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 16.
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.
then, quickly select IBM Preload Recovery & Diagnostics.
screen.
Note: To restore the operating system, device drivers, and application
programs, select a full recovery.
automatically.
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