Using The Recovery-Repair Diskette; Recovering From A Post/Bios Update Failure; Erasing A Lost Or Forgotten Password (Clearing Cmos) - IBM 6219 - IntelliStation M - Pro User Manual

Using the recovery-repair diskette

In some circumstances, files on your hard disk might become damaged so that the
F11 prompt is not displayed when you start your computer. If you have created a
recovery-repair diskette, use the following procedure to access the Product
Recovery program on the hard disk. For instructions to create a recovery-repair
diskette, see "Creating an emergency recovery-repair diskette" on page 14.
1. Insert the recovery-repair diskette into the diskette drive.
2. Turn off your computer.
3. Turn on your computer, and follow the directions on the screen.
Note: If the repair operation finishes without error, the F11 prompt will be displayed
If an error message is displayed during the repair operation and the repair operation
cannot be completed, you might have a problem with the Product Recovery
program or the partition that contains the Product Recovery program. Use a Product
Recovery CD to access the Product Recovery program. To obtain a Product
Recovery CD, contact IBM. See Appendix A, "Getting help and technical assistance"

Recovering from a POST/BIOS update failure

If power to your computer is interrupted while POST/BIOS code is being updated
(flash update), your computer might not restart (reboot) correctly. If this happens,
use the following procedure to recover:
1. Review the safety information beginning on page vii and "Handling
2. Copy the flashfil.fls file from the POST/BIOS update (flash) diskette to a blank,
3. Insert the diskette containing the flashfil.fls file into the diskette drive. You can
4. Turn on the computer and the monitor.
5. After the update session is completed, turn off the computer and monitor.
6. Remove the diskette from the diskette drive.
7. Turn on the computer to restart the operating system.

Erasing a lost or forgotten password (clearing CMOS)

This section applies to lost or forgotten passwords.
The CMOS recovery jumper is used to clear CMOS memory in the event you lose
your user or administrator password. This jumper is also used to recover from a
BIOS failure. See "Recovering from a POST/BIOS update failure".
Complete the following steps to set the CMOS recovery jumper and erase a
forgotten password:
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the next time you restart your computer.
on page 87 for details.
static-sensitive devices" on page 29.
formatted diskette.
also download this file from http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/ on the World Wide
Web.
1. Review the safety information beginning on page vii and "Handling
static-sensitive devices" on page 29.
2. Turn off the computer and all attached devices.
3. Unplug the power cord.