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Creating an emergency recovery-repair diskette in Windows
In Windows, you can create a recovery-repair diskette from the c:\ibmtools directory
or from the Product Recovery program partition.
Complete the following steps to create a recovery-repair diskette from the
c:\ibmtools directory:
1. Start your computer and operating system.
2. Use Windows Explorer to display the directory structure of your hard disk.
3. Open the c:\ibmtools folder.
4. Double-click rrdisk.bat, and follow the instructions on the screen.
Complete the following steps to create a recovery-repair diskette from the Product
Recovery program partition:
1. Shut down the operating system, and turn off the computer.
2. Wait for at least 5 seconds; then, press and hold the F11 key while you restart
3. Use one of the following procedures:
4. From the Product Recovery Main menu, use the arrow keys to select System
5. Use the arrow keys to select Create a Recovery Repair diskette, and then
6. Follow the instructions on the screen.
See "Creating an IBM Enhanced Diagnostics diskette" on page 17 for information
about how to create an IBM Enhanced Diagnostics diskette.
Creating an emergency recovery-repair diskette in Red Hat Linux
Complete the following steps to create a recovery-repair diskette for Red Hat Linux:
1. Turn on the computer.
2. When the operating-system menu is displayed, select IBM Preload Recovery
3. Follow the instructions on the screen.
the computer. When a menu appears, release the F11 key.
v If a menu is displayed that gives you the opportunity to select an operating
system, use the arrow keys to select the operating system that is currently
installed, press Enter, and then continue with the next step.
v If an operating-system menu is not displayed, continue with the next step.
utilities, and then press Enter.
press Enter.
and Diagnostics.
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