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Additional information about operating systems is posted periodically at http://www.ibm.com/support/. Viewing the license agreement The IBM International License Agreement for Non-Warranted Programs is viewable from the Access IBM folder. Use of the computer signifies acceptance of this agreement. To view the license agreement in Windows XP, complete the following steps: 1. From the Windows XP desktop, click Start → All Programs → Access IBM. 2. Click IBM License Agreement. For Red Hat Linux, when you start the computer, the License Agreement window opens. To accept the terms of the agreement, click I Agree. You can also view the license agreement by clicking the IBM License Agreement icon on the desktop. Creating an emergency recovery-repair diskette in Windows Note: To create and use a diskette, you must add a diskette drive to the computer. To enable a USB diskette drive to work, you must disable the legacy diskette drive function in the Configuration/Setup Utility program (click Devices and I/O Ports → Internal Floppy Disk). At the earliest opportunity, create a recovery-repair diskette and an IBM Enhanced Diagnostics diskette, and store them in a safe place. In the unlikely event that the computer becomes unusable, you can use the recovery-repair diskette to access the Product Recovery program. For information about using the recovery-repair diskette see the Installation Guide on the IBM IntelliStation Documentation CD. In Windows, you can create a recovery-repair diskette from the c:\ibmtools directory or from the Product Recovery program partition. To create a recovery-repair diskette from the c:\ibmtools directory, complete the following steps: 1. Start the computer and operating system. 2. Use Windows Explorer to display the directory structure of the hard disk. 3. Open the c:\ibmtools folder. 4. Double-click rrdisk.bat and follow the instructions on the screen. To create a recovery-repair diskette from the Product Recovery program on the hard disk, complete the following steps: 1. Shut down the operating system and turn off the computer. 2. Wait for at least 5 seconds; then, press and hold the F11 key while you restart the computer. When a menu appears, release the F11 key. 3. Use one of the following procedures: v If a menu is displayed in which you can select an operating system, use the arrow keys to select the operating system that is currently installed, press Enter, and then continue with the next step. v If an operating-system menu is not displayed, continue with the next step. 4. From the Product Recovery main menu, use the arrow keys to select System utilities, and then press Enter. Chapter 2. Operating the computer 13

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Additional
information
about
operating
systems
is
posted
periodically
at
Viewing
the
license
agreement
The
IBM
International
License
Agreement
for
Non-Warranted
Programs
is
viewable
from
the
Access
IBM
folder.
Use
of
the
computer
signifies
acceptance
of
this
agreement.
To
view
the
license
agreement
in
Windows
XP,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
From
the
Windows
XP
desktop,
click
Start
→
All
Programs
→
Access
IBM
.
2.
Click
IBM
License
Agreement
.
For
Red
Hat
Linux,
when
you
start
the
computer,
the
License
Agreement
window
opens.
To
accept
the
terms
of
the
agreement,
click
I
Agree
.
You
can
also
view
the
license
agreement
by
clicking
the
IBM
License
Agreement
icon
on
the
desktop.
Creating
an
emergency
recovery-repair
diskette
in
Windows
Note:
To
create
and
use
a
diskette,
you
must
add
a
diskette
drive
to
the
computer.
To
enable
a
USB
diskette
drive
to
work,
you
must
disable
the
legacy
diskette
drive
function
in
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program
(click
Devices
and
I/O
Ports
→
Internal
Floppy
Disk
).
At
the
earliest
opportunity,
create
a
recovery-repair
diskette
and
an
IBM
Enhanced
Diagnostics
diskette,
and
store
them
in
a
safe
place.
In
the
unlikely
event
that
the
computer
becomes
unusable,
you
can
use
the
recovery-repair
diskette
to
access
the
Product
Recovery
program.
For
information
about
using
the
recovery-repair
diskette
see
the
Installation
Guide
on
the
IBM
IntelliStation
Documentation
CD.
In
Windows,
you
can
create
a
recovery-repair
diskette
from
the
c:\ibmtools
directory
or
from
the
Product
Recovery
program
partition.
To
create
a
recovery-repair
diskette
from
the
c:\ibmtools
directory,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
Start
the
computer
and
operating
system.
2.
Use
Windows
Explorer
to
display
the
directory
structure
of
the
hard
disk.
3.
Open
the
c:\ibmtools
folder.
4.
Double-click
rrdisk.bat
and
follow
the
instructions
on
the
screen.
To
create
a
recovery-repair
diskette
from
the
Product
Recovery
program
on
the
hard
disk,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
Shut
down
the
operating
system
and
turn
off
the
computer.
2.
Wait
for
at
least
5
seconds;
then,
press
and
hold
the
F11
key
while
you
restart
the
computer.
When
a
menu
appears,
release
the
F11
key.
3.
Use
one
of
the
following
procedures:
v
If
a
menu
is
displayed
in
which
you
can
select
an
operating
system,
use
the
arrow
keys
to
select
the
operating
system
that
is
currently
installed,
press
Enter,
and
then
continue
with
the
next
step.
v
If
an
operating-system
menu
is
not
displayed,
continue
with
the
next
step.
4.
From
the
Product
Recovery
main
menu,
use
the
arrow
keys
to
select
System
utilities
,
and
then
press
Enter.
Chapter
2.
Operating
the
computer
13