Creating An Emergency Recovery-Repair Diskette In Windows - IBM IntelliStation M Pro 9229 Installation Manual

Creating an emergency recovery-repair diskette in Windows

Note: To create and use a diskette, you must add a diskette drive to the computer.
At the earliest possible opportunity, create a recovery-repair diskette and an IBM
Enhanced Diagnostics diskette, and store them in a safe place.
In the unlikely event that the computer becomes unusable, you can use the
recovery-repair diskette to access the Product Recovery program, which runs
independently of the operating system and reinstalls the operating system and
preinstalled software. For information about using the recovery-repair diskette, see
the Problem Determination and Service Guide on the IBM IntelliStation
Documentation CD.
The Product Recovery program is on a hidden partition on the hard disk. 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; otherwise, the Product Recovery program will be lost.
If the hard disk drive on which the Product Recovery program is stored becomes
damaged or if you replace the hard disk drive, contact IBM to order the IBM
Product Recovery CD to recover the preinstalled operating system, application
programs, and device drivers. See Appendix A, "Getting help and technical
assistance," on page 49 for details.
In Windows, you can create a recovery-repair diskette from the c:\ibmtools directory
or from the Product Recovery program partition.
To create a recovery-repair diskette from the c:\ibmtools directory, complete the
following steps:
1. Start the computer and operating system.
2. Use Windows Explorer to display the directory structure of the hard disk.
3. Open the c:\ibmtools folder.
4. Double-click rrdisk.bat and follow the instructions on the screen.
To create a recovery-repair diskette from the Product Recovery partition program on
the hard disk, complete the following steps:
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
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To enable a USB diskette drive to work, you must disable the legacy diskette
drive function in the Configuration/Setup Utility program (click Startup
Sequence Options → Legacy USB Support).
the computer. When a menu is displayed, release the F11 key.
v If a menu is displayed in which you can 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.