Recovering The Operating System - IBM IntelliStation E Pro Type 6216 User Manual

Notes:
1. Before you can recover or install device drivers, your operating system must be
2. Before you start recovering or installing device drivers, make sure that you have
3. Device drivers for IBM devices and the instructions to install them (README.TXT)
4. The latest device drivers are also available at http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/ on

Recovering the operating system

Your computer has the Product Recovery program on a hidden partition of the hard
disk drive. The Product Recovery program reinstalls your operating system and
preinstalled software. The Product Recovery program runs independently of the
operating system.
If you are using FDISK, Disk Management, or another utility to reformat the hard disk,
you might see the partition where the Product Recovery program is stored. Do not
delete this partition or the Product Recovery program will be lost.
If your hard disk drive, including the partition where the Product Recovery program
resides, becomes damaged or you replace the hard disk drive, contact IBM to order
the IBM Product Recovery CD to recover your preinstalled operating system,
application programs, and device drivers. See Appendix A, "Getting help and
technical assistance" on page 97 for details.
Attention: The Product Recovery program will erase all files on drive C only. A full
recovery will restore the operating system, device drivers, and applications.
installed on your computer.
the documentation and software media for the device.
are located on the Device Drivers and IBM Enhanced Diagnostics CD and in the
C:\ibmtools\drivers\ directory.
the World Wide Web.
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