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Related service information 3. Turn on your computer. At the prompt, press the Access IBM button. (The prompt "To interrupt normal startup, press the blue Access IBM button" appears for only a few seconds. You must press the Access IBM button quickly.) The Predesktop Area appears on the screen. Next, double-click the "Recover to factory contents" icon. The Product Recovery program main menu opens. 4. Select the recovery options you want, and then follow the instructions on the screeen. 5. When the Product Recovery program finishes, your computer will restart and begin the configuration process. Using the recovery CD You can delete the Predesktop Area partition by going into the BIOS Setup Utility (F1 at IBM Splash Screen), and then choosing Security -> IBM Predesktop Area --> Disabled. This will make the Predesktop Area available to FDISK. If you choose Disabled, the following warning appears: Attention! If you select Disabled, the IBM Predesktop Area will be visible and can be reclaimed by the OS. Once the area is overwritten by OS tools, it can't be used with Normal or Secure again and you will need to obtain a Recovery CD to retrieve original HDD. Please confirm that you wish to select Disabled. FDISK will not delete the Predesktop Area unless you do this, because it is not visible. You would have to use ThinkPad Maintenance Diskette to completely wipe the drive. To create the Predesktop Area and install the preloaded system from the recovery CD, do the following: To create the Predesktop Area: 1. Erase all partitions on the hard disk drive, using FDISK or a similar application. 2. Boot with the recovery CD (and the boot diskette if required). 3. The following message is displayed: "Your computer originally included a Product Recovery program ... Reinstall the Product Recovery program? (Y/N) [ ]". Note: If the hard disk drive contains any partition, you do not receive this message; go to step 1. 4. Press the Y key. The Predesktop Area is created and loaded with the Product Recovery program files. General descriptions 29

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3.
Turn
on
your
computer.
At
the
prompt,
press
the
Access
IBM
button.
(The
prompt
“To
interrupt
normal
startup,
press
the
blue
Access
IBM
button”
appears
for
only
a
few
seconds.
You
must
press
the
Access
IBM
button
quickly.)
The
Predesktop
Area
appears
on
the
screen.
Next,
double-click
the
“Recover
to
factory
contents”
icon.
The
Product
Recovery
program
main
menu
opens.
4.
Select
the
recovery
options
you
want,
and
then
follow
the
instructions
on
the
screeen.
5.
When
the
Product
Recovery
program
finishes,
your
computer
will
restart
and
begin
the
configuration
process.
Using
the
recovery
CD
You
can
delete
the
Predesktop
Area
partition
by
going
into
the
BIOS
Setup
Utility
(F1
at
IBM
Splash
Screen),
and
then
choosing
Security
->
IBM
Predesktop
Area
-->
Disabled.
This
will
make
the
Predesktop
Area
available
to
FDISK.
If
you
choose
Disabled,
the
following
warning
appears:
Attention!
If
you
select
Disabled,
the
IBM
Predesktop
Area
will
be
visible
and
can
be
reclaimed
by
the
OS.
Once
the
area
is
overwritten
by
OS
tools,
it
can’t
be
used
with
Normal
or
Secure
again
and
you
will
need
to
obtain
a
Recovery
CD
to
retrieve
original
HDD.
Please
confirm
that
you
wish
to
select
Disabled.
FDISK
will
not
delete
the
Predesktop
Area
unless
you
do
this,
because
it
is
not
visible.
You
would
have
to
use
ThinkPad
Maintenance
Diskette
to
completely
wipe
the
drive.
To
create
the
Predesktop
Area
and
install
the
preloaded
system
from
the
recovery
CD,
do
the
following:
To
create
the
Predesktop
Area:
1.
Erase
all
partitions
on
the
hard
disk
drive,
using
FDISK
or
a
similar
application.
2.
Boot
with
the
recovery
CD
(and
the
boot
diskette
if
required).
3.
The
following
message
is
displayed:
“
Your
computer
originally
included
a
Product
Recovery
program
...
Reinstall
the
Product
Recovery
program?
(Y/N)
[
]
”.
Note:
If
the
hard
disk
drive
contains
any
partition,
you
do
not
receive
this
message;
go
to
step
1.
4.
Press
the
Y
key.
The
Predesktop
Area
is
created
and
loaded
with
the
Product
Recovery
program
files.
Related
service
information
General
descriptions
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