Software Recovery Procedure - IBM Aptiva Hardware Maintenance Manual

Software Recovery Procedure

The Recovery CD includes an install program that can be used to restore the
original system software.
To recover the original software on the hard disk drive, use the following
procedures:
1. Insert the Recovery CD into the CD-ROM drive.
2. Power-off, then power-on the system unit.
3. You will be prompted with a message.
"Do you wish to update the software on your hard disk (Y/N)?"
Press "y" to continue.
4. A warning message will show.
" Do you accept these terms and conditions (Y/N)?"
Press "y" to continue.
5. A message will appear telling you that old data will be erased and asks if
you wish to continue. If you wish to continue, press enter.
If your hard disk drive is not partitioned, the following message will be
displayed.
"Do you want to partition it (Y/N)?"
Press "y" to continue, then press any key to reboot.
6. Follow the instructions on the display (Auto-formatted and copied.).
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