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Related service information Note: If you do not want to create the Predesktop Area, press the N key, and then go to step 8. 5. At the next window, press Enter to continue. v The Predesktop Area is created. The system automatically reboots during this process. v The recovery process copies some files to the Predesktop Area, and PKUNZIPs others. v Follow the prompts. You may be prompted to change CDs. v When the process is complete, the system reboots. Continue to step 6 to install preloaded system. Install the preloaded system from the CD: 6. Boot with the recovery CD (and the boot diskette if required.) 7. If the hard disk drive is blank, the following message is displayed: "Your computer originally included a Product Recovery program ... Reinstall the Product Recovery program? (Y/N) [ ]". v To install the Predesktop Area, go to step 4. v To preload the hard disk drive without installing the Predesktop Area, press the N key. 8. If you get a message asking which operating system to install, select the proper operating system and press Enter. 9. A message is displayed: "Full Recovery:". Press Enter to select. 10. On each of the next three windows, press the Y key. 11. Follow the prompts to complete the recovery. Passwords As many as three passwords may be needed for any ThinkPad computer: the power-on password (POP), the hard disk password (HDP), and the supervisor password (SVP). If any of these passwords has been set, a prompt for it appears on the screen whenever the computer is turned on. The computer does not start until the password is entered. Exception: If only an SVP is installed, the password prompt does not appear when the operating system is booted. 30 ThinkPad G40, G41

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Note:
If
you
do
not
want
to
create
the
Predesktop
Area,
press
the
N
key,
and
then
go
to
step
8.
5.
At
the
next
window,
press
Enter
to
continue.
v
The
Predesktop
Area
is
created.
The
system
automatically
reboots
during
this
process.
v
The
recovery
process
copies
some
files
to
the
Predesktop
Area,
and
PKUNZIPs
others.
v
Follow
the
prompts.
You
may
be
prompted
to
change
CDs.
v
When
the
process
is
complete,
the
system
reboots.
Continue
to
step
6
to
install
preloaded
system.
Install
the
preloaded
system
from
the
CD:
6.
Boot
with
the
recovery
CD
(and
the
boot
diskette
if
required.)
7.
If
the
hard
disk
drive
is
blank,
the
following
message
is
displayed:
“
Your
computer
originally
included
a
Product
Recovery
program
...
Reinstall
the
Product
Recovery
program?
(Y/N)
[
]
”.
v
To
install
the
Predesktop
Area,
go
to
step
4.
v
To
preload
the
hard
disk
drive
without
installing
the
Predesktop
Area,
press
the
N
key.
8.
If
you
get
a
message
asking
which
operating
system
to
install,
select
the
proper
operating
system
and
press
Enter.
9.
A
message
is
displayed:
“
Full
Recovery:
”.
Press
Enter
to
select.
10.
On
each
of
the
next
three
windows,
press
the
Y
key.
11.
Follow
the
prompts
to
complete
the
recovery.
Passwords
As
many
as
three
passwords
may
be
needed
for
any
ThinkPad
computer:
the
power-on
password
(POP),
the
hard
disk
password
(HDP),
and
the
supervisor
password
(SVP).
If
any
of
these
passwords
has
been
set,
a
prompt
for
it
appears
on
the
screen
whenever
the
computer
is
turned
on.
The
computer
does
not
start
until
the
password
is
entered.
Exception:
If
only
an
SVP
is
installed,
the
password
prompt
does
not
appear
when
the
operating
system
is
booted.
Related
service
information
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ThinkPad
G40,
G41