Related Service Information; Service Web Site; Recovering The Hard Disk To Original Contents - IBM ThinkPad T40 Hardware Maintenance Manual

Related service information

This section provides information about the following:
v "Service web site"
v "Recovering the hard disk to original contents"
v "Passwords" on page 29
v "Power management" on page 32

Service web site

When the latest maintenance diskette and the system
program service diskette become available, a notice will be
posted on http://www.ibm.com/pc/partner/infotips
Recovering the hard disk to original
contents
Recovering the hard disk using Access IBM
Predesktop Area
Hard disk of ThinkPad computer you are servicing has a
hidden, protected area for backups. Contained within this
area is a complete backup of the hard disk as it was
shipped from the factory and a program called the Access
IBM Predesktop Area.
You can use the Access IBM Predesktop Area to restore
the contents of the hard disk to an earlier state using any
of the backup images stored in the protected area. Access
IBM Predesktop Area runs independently of the Windows
operating system. Therefore, you can start it by pressing
the blue Access IBM button when prompted during startup.
After the Access IBM Predesktop Area opens you can
perform a recovery operation, even if you are unable to
start Windows.
To recover the hard disk to its original contents, do the
following:
Note
The recovery process might take up to 2 hours.
Attention:
partition (usually drive C) will be lost in the recovery
process. Be sure to back up copies of the files you have
saved on your drive C before you begin.
Note: You might need to use a diskette drive in the
recovery process. Use a drive that is compatible
with the ThinkPad computer you are servicing.
All of the files on the primary hard-disk
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