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Related service information Related service information This section provides information about the following: v "Service web site" v "Restoring the preloaded system" v "Passwords" on page 30 v "Power management" on page 33 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 Restoring the preloaded system If the data on a hard-disk drive is damaged or accidentally erased, you can restore the software that was shipped with the computer. This software includes the pre-installed operating system, applications, and device drivers. To restore the pre-installed software, you can use either the Product Recovery program or a recovery CD. Ordering the recovery CD When the hard-disk drive is replaced because of a failure, no Product Recovery program is on the new hard disk. In this case, you must use the Product Recovery CD for the computer. Order the recovery CD and the hard-disk drive at the same time so that you can recover the new hard-disk drive with the pre-installed software when they arrive. For information on which CD to order, see "Recovery CDs" on page 166 The Product Recovery program is in the service partition, a section of the hard-disk drive that is not displayed by Windows Explorer. Attention: All of the files on the primary hard-disk 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. Product Recovery program If your hard disk drive data is damaged or accidentally erased, you can restore the software that was shipped with your computer. This software includes your pre-installed operating system, applications, and device drivers. You can restore your pre-installed software using the Product Recovery program. 28 ThinkPad R40

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Related
service
information
This
section
provides
information
about
the
following:
v
“
Service
web
site
”
v
“
Restoring
the
preloaded
system
”
v
“
Passwords
”
on
page
30
v
“
Power
management
”
on
page
33
Service
web
site
When
the
latest
maintenance
diskette
and
the
system
program
service
diskette
become
available,
a
notice
will
be
posted
on
Restoring
the
preloaded
system
If
the
data
on
a
hard-disk
drive
is
damaged
or
accidentally
erased,
you
can
restore
the
software
that
was
shipped
with
the
computer.
This
software
includes
the
pre-installed
operating
system,
applications,
and
device
drivers.
To
restore
the
pre-installed
software,
you
can
use
either
the
Product
Recovery
program
or
a
recovery
CD.
Ordering
the
recovery
CD
When
the
hard-disk
drive
is
replaced
because
of
a
failure,
no
Product
Recovery
program
is
on
the
new
hard
disk.
In
this
case,
you
must
use
the
Product
Recovery
CD
for
the
computer.
Order
the
recovery
CD
and
the
hard-disk
drive
at
the
same
time
so
that
you
can
recover
the
new
hard-disk
drive
with
the
pre-installed
software
when
they
arrive.
For
information
on
which
CD
to
order,
see
“
Recovery
CDs
”
on
page
166
The
Product
Recovery
program
is
in
the
service
partition,
a
section
of
the
hard-disk
drive
that
is
not
displayed
by
Windows
Explorer.
Attention:
All
of
the
files
on
the
primary
hard-disk
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.
Product
Recovery
program
If
your
hard
disk
drive
data
is
damaged
or
accidentally
erased,
you
can
restore
the
software
that
was
shipped
with
your
computer.
This
software
includes
your
pre-installed
operating
system,
applications,
and
device
drivers.
You
can
restore
your
pre-installed
software
using
the
Product
Recovery
program.
Related
service
information
28
ThinkPad
R40