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IBM Rescue and recovery with Rapid Restore

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3. IBM Specific Features 3.1 F11/Enter Key The F11 and Enter Keys cannot have any system specific function during boot. When the F11 or Enter Key is pressed during POST, The key press is saved and reported when Int 15h AX=4200h is called. Int 15 Interface: ; Entry: ax - 4200h ; ; Exit: No Carry Flag - function supported ; - AX = 0001 - F11/Enter was hit ; - AX = 0000 - F11/Enter was not hit ; Carry Flag - function not supported IBM Rescue and recovery with Rapid Restore IBM Rescue and Recovery with Rapid Restore program is on a separate hard drive partition Attention: Make sure all data is backed up to avoid loss when the IBM Rescue and Recovery with Rapid Restore program is used. To start the program: 1. If your computer is already on when you start this procedure, shut down the operating system and turn off the computer. 2. Press and hold the F11 key then turn on the computer. When you hear multiple beeps, release the F11 key. Notes: a. If you are using a USB keyboard and the IBM Setup Utility does not open using this method, press and release the F11 key repeatedly rather than holding it pressed when turning on the computer. b. If a user password or an administrator password has been set, IBM Rescue and Recovery with Rapid Restore menu is not displayed until you type the password. 3. If you get a message asking which operating system to install, select the operating system, and press Enter. 4. A message is displayed :"Full Recovery :". Press Enter to select. 5. On each of the next three windows, press the Y key. 6. Follow the prompts to complete the recovery. Restoring the pre-installed system 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 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 infor4mation on which CD to order, see "Recovery CDs". 34

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3.
I
BM
Speci
f
ic Features
3.1
F11/En
t
er Key
The F11 and Enter Ke
y
s cannot ha
v
e an
y
s
y
stem specific function during boot.
W
hen the
F11 or Enter Ke
y
is pressed during PO
S
T, The ke
y
press is sa
v
ed and reported
w
hen Int
15h AX=4
2
00h is ca
ll
ed.
Int 15 Interface:
; Entry:
ax - 4200h
;
; Exit:
No Carry Flag - function supported
;
- AX = 0001 - F11/Enter was hit
;
- AX = 0000 - F11/Enter was not hit
;
Carry Flag - function not supported
IBM Rescue and recovery with Rapid Restore
IBM Rescue and Reco
v
er
yw
ith Rapid Restore program is on a separate hard dri
v
e
partition
A
ttention:
Make sure a
ll
data is backed up to a
v
oid
l
oss
w
hen the IBM Rescue and
Reco
v
er
yw
ith Rapid Restore program is used.
To start the program:
1.
If
y
our computer is a
l
read
y
on
w
hen
y
ou start this procedure, shut do
w
n the operating
s
y
stem and turn off the computer.
2
.
Press and ho
l
d the F11 ke
y
then turn on the computer.
W
hen
y
ou hear mu
l
tip
l
e beeps,
re
l
ease the F11 ke
y
.
N
otes:
a.
If
y
ou are using a U
S
B ke
y
board and the IBM
S
etup Uti
l
it
y
does not open using
this method, press and re
l
ease the F11 ke
y
repeated
ly
rather than ho
l
ding it
pressed
w
hen turning on the computer.
b.
If a user pass
w
ord or an administrator pass
w
ord has been set, IBM Rescue and
Reco
v
er
yw
ith Rapid Restore menu is not disp
l
a
y
ed unti
ly
ou t
y
pe the pass
w
ord.
3.
If
y
ou get a message asking
w
hich operating s
y
stem to insta
ll
, se
l
ect the operating
s
y
stem, and press Enter.
4.
A message is disp
l
a
y
ed :”Fu
ll
Reco
v
er
y
:”. Press Enter to se
l
ect.
5.
On each of the next three
w
indo
w
s, press the
Y
ke
y
.
6.
Fo
ll
o
w
the prompts to comp
l
ete the reco
v
er
y
.
Restoring the pre-installed s
y
ste
m
W
hen the hard disk dri
v
e is rep
l
aced because of a fai
l
ure, no Product Reco
v
er
y
program
is on the ne
w
hard disk. In this case,
y
ou must use the reco
v
er
y
CD for the computer.
Order the reco
v
er
y
CD and the hard disk dri
v
e at the same time so that
y
ou can reco
v
er
the ne
w
hard disk dri
v
e
w
ith the pre-insta
ll
ed soft
w
are
w
hen the
y
arri
v
e. For
infor4mation on
w
hich CD to order, see “Reco
v
er
y
CDs”.
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