Lenovo ThinkPad X41 Hardware Maintenance Manual page 65

Symptom or error
1810
Hard disk partition layout error
Symptom-to-FRU index
FRU or action, in sequence
1. If the Access IBM
Predesktop Area has been
previously disabled, then
go the the BIOS Setup
Utility by pressing F1 to
open the BIOS Setup
Utility. Select
Security->Predesktop
Area-> Access IBM
Predesktop Area. Set this
item to Disabled. Save
and exit.
2. If the Access IBM
Predesktop Area has not
been previously disabled,
press Enter to load Access
IBM Predesktop Area. Then
run RECOVER TO
FACTORY CONTENTS in
Access IBM Predesktop
Area.
3. If item 2 failed, press F3 in
welcome screen in
RECOVER TO FACTORY
CONTENTS. Run FDISK,
and then delete all
partitions. Run RECOVER
TO FACTORY CONTENTS
in Access IBM Predesktop
Area again.
4. If item 3 failed, select
CD-ROM boot in Startup in
Access IBM Predesktop
Area. Boot from Recovery
CD and perform full
recovery from it.
5. If item 4 failed, replace the
hard disk drive.
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