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Recovering lost or damaged software
restores your operating system and hard disk to its factory-shipped
configuration.
The Recovery CD consists of the original preinstalled software and
device drivers.
The recovery process might take up to 2 hours.
Your computer supports startable (or bootable) CDs. To use the
Recovery CD, do as follows:
1. Insert the Recovery CD into the CD-ROM drive.
2. Power off the computer; then turn on the computer.
Notes:
a. Make sure that the boot priority for CD-ROM is higher than
the hard disk drive. See “Startup Configuration” on page 21.
b. While the ThinkPad logo is being displayed, the message
"Press F12 to choose temporary device" appears. Press F12
and select CD-ROM.
3. Follow the instructions on the screen.
4. When a completion message appears, remove the Recovery CD
from the CD-ROM drive.
5. Restart the computer.
The computer restarts with the preinstalled configuration.
ThinkPad Web site or Bulletin Board
IBM supplies all of the latest hardware device drivers and system
BIOS for your computer on the ThinkPad Web site at:
http://www.pc.ibm.com/support
You can also use the IBM bulletin board service.
For more information about online support services, see “Online
support services” on page 116.
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