The F11 Prompt Is Not Displayed; Changing The Startup Sequence - IBM NetVista A21 Quick Reference

The F11 prompt is not displayed

Use your Recovery Repair diskette to recover the F11 prompt, or create a
Recovery Repair diskette, if you do not have one. See "Using the Recovery
Repair diskette" or "Creating a Recovery Repair diskette".
Creating a Recovery Repair diskette
Note: This procedure works only if the operating system is working.
To create a Recovery Repair diskette, use the following procedure:
1. Start your computer and operating system.
2. Use Windows Explorer or My Computer to display the directory structure
of your hard disk.
3. Open the imbtools folder, usually on drive C.
4. Double-click RRDISK.BAT, and follow the instructions on the screen.
Using the Recovery Repair diskette
To use the Recovery Repair diskette, use the following procedure:
1. Shut down the operating system, and turn off the computer.
2. Insert the Recovery Repair diskette into the diskette drive.
3. Turn on the computer, and follow the directions on the screen
Note: If the repair operation finishes without error, the F11 prompt will be
displayed the next time you restart your computer.
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.
If a Product Recovery CD was not provided with your computer, contact IBM,
and order a Product Recovery CD for your computer. See "Chapter 5. Getting
information, help and service" on page 25 for details.

Changing the startup sequence

If you inserted a CD into the CD or DVD drive and your computer does not
read the CD immediately on startup, change the first device in the startup
sequence to the CD or DVD drive. To change the startup sequence, use the
following procedure:
1. Turn off your computer.
2. Turn on your computer.
3. When the Configuration/Setup Utility program prompt is displayed,
quickly press F1. The prompt is displayed for only a short time.
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