IBM ThinkPad X40 Hardware Maintenance Manual

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computer. Make a Recovery Repair diskette and save it forfuture use. To make a Recovery Repair diskette, do thefollowing:1. Shut down and restart the computer.2. At the prompt, press F11. (The option to press F11appears for only a few seconds. You must press F11quickly.) The Product Recovery program main menuopens.Note: If you are prompted to select the operatingsystem, select one you want to recover. Thenthe Product Recovery program main menuopens.3. Select System Utilities from the main menu. PressEnter.4. Select Create a Recovery Repair diskette. PressEnter.5. Follow the on-screen instructions.6. When the process is completed, label the diskette“Recovery Repair diskette” and save it for future use.Product Recovery programNote: The recovery process might take up to 2 hours.To use the Product Recovery program to restore thepre-installed software, do the following:1. Save all files and shut down the desktop.2. Turn off the computer.3. Turn on the computer. If you are using Windows XP,three messages (F1, F11, and F12) appear on thescreen for a few seconds. One of them is “Press F11to invoke the IBM Product Recovery program”.While the message is displayed, quickly press F11.If you are using Windows 2000 or another operatingsystem, the startup screen is displayed first, and thenthe message “To start the Product Recoveryprogram, press F11” at the top of the screen. Hereagain it appears very briefly; watch for it, and pressF11 before it disappears.Note: If this message is not displayed, you can use aRecovery Repair diskette to get access to theProduct Recovery program. (For using aRecovery Repair diskette, see “To use theRecovery Repair diskette:” on page 30.)4. From the list displayed on the screen, select theoperating system you want to recover.5. Select the recovery options you want, and follow theinstructions on the screen.Related service information28 ThinkPad X40 (2369, 2370, 2371, 2372, 2382, 2386)