Lenovo NetVista Hardware Maintenance Manual for NetVista 2289 and 6824 systems - Page 19

Product Recovery Program menu, Create Recovery/Repair Diskette Disk to Disk Solution Only - factory recovery disks

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Product Recovery Program menu Type 2289 and 6824 machines have recovery and diagnostics programs on a separate hard drive partition. The Enhanced Diagnostics diskette is not shipped with the machine. To download the Diagnostics program, see "Diagnostics program download" on page 14. At startup, the machine displays the following prompt: To interrupt normal startup, press Enter. This will take you to a menu with several options. 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 Content 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 your 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 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 4. Diagnostics 13

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Product Recovery Program menu
Type 2289 and 6824 machines have recovery and diagnostics programs on a
separate hard drive partition. The Enhanced Diagnostics diskette is not shipped
with the machine. To download the Diagnostics program, see “Diagnostics
program download” on page 14.
At startup, the machine displays the following prompt:
To interrupt normal startup, press Enter.
This will take you to a menu with
several options. 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 Content
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 your 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 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 4. Diagnostics
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