Lenovo ThinkCentre M50 Hardware Maintenance Manual (HMM) - Page 123

Product, Recovery, Program

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Product Recovery Program The product recovery program is on a separate hard drive partition. At startup, the machine displays the following prompt: To start the Product Recovery Program, press F11 Attention: Make sure all data is backed up to avoid loss when the Product Recovery program is used. After depressing F11, you are given the following options. v Factory Contents This utility reformats the hard drive and restores all original files. v System utilities 1. Repair (Windows NT 4.0 and 2000 Only) This runs the Windows NT 4.0 emergency repair utility. 2. Run Diagnostics Runs the IBM Enhanced Diagnostic Program. 3. Create a Diagnostics Diskette Creates a bootable diagnostic diskette. 4. System Information Displays information about the computer configuration and allows the user to gather system information that would be needed during a Help Center call. 5. Create Recovery/Repair Diskette (Disk to Disk Solution Only) Creates a startable diskette to restore access to the IBM Product Recovery program on the hard disk. 6. Recovery CD In the event of a Hard Disk Drive failure, a Recovery CD can be used to restore the Hard Disk Drive to the original factory preset. Be sure to use the Recovery CD FRU list to obtain the proper recovery CD for the computer model you are servicing. Chapter 8. Additional Service Information 117

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Product
Recovery
Program
The
product
recovery
program
is
on
a
separate
hard
drive
partition.
At
startup,
the
machine
displays
the
following
prompt:
To
start
the
Product
Recovery
Program,
press
F11
Attention:
Make
sure
all
data
is
backed
up
to
avoid
loss
when
the
Product
Recovery
program
is
used.
After
depressing
F11,
you
are
given
the
following
options.
v
Factory
Contents
This
utility
reformats
the
hard
drive
and
restores
all
original
files.
v
System
utilities
1.
Repair
(Windows
NT
4.0
and
2000
Only)
This
runs
the
Windows
NT
4.0
emergency
repair
utility.
2.
Run
Diagnostics
Runs
the
IBM
Enhanced
Diagnostic
Program.
3.
Create
a
Diagnostics
Diskette
Creates
a
bootable
diagnostic
diskette.
4.
System
Information
Displays
information
about
the
computer
configuration
and
allows
the
user
to
gather
system
information
that
would
be
needed
during
a
Help
Center
call.
5.
Create
Recovery/Repair
Diskette
(Disk
to
Disk
Solution
Only)
Creates
a
startable
diskette
to
restore
access
to
the
IBM
Product
Recovery
program
on
the
hard
disk.
6.
Recovery
CD
In
the
event
of
a
Hard
Disk
Drive
failure,
a
Recovery
CD
can
be
used
to
restore
the
Hard
Disk
Drive
to
the
original
factory
preset.
Be
sure
to
use
the
Recovery
CD
FRU
list
to
obtain
the
proper
recovery
CD
for
the
computer
model
you
are
servicing.
Chapter
8.
Additional
Service
Information
117