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Using

the

Recovery

Repair

diskette

To

use

the

Recovery

Repair

diskette,

use

the

following

procedure:

1.

Shut

down

the

operating

system,

and

turn

off

the

computer.

2.

Insert

the

Recovery

Repair

diskette

into

the

diskette

drive.

3.

Turn

on

the

computer,

and

follow

the

instructions

on

the

screen

Note:

If

the

repair

operation

finishes

without

error,

the

F11

prompt

will

be

displayed

the

next

time

you

restart

your

computer.

If

an

error

message

is

displayed

during

the

repair

operation

and

the

repair

operation

cannot

be

completed,

you

might

have

a

problem

with

the

Product

Recovery

program

or

the

partition

that

contains

the

Product

Recovery

program.

See

Chapter

5,

“Getting

information,

help,

and

service,”

on

page

23

for

further

information.

Recovering

or

installing

device

drivers

Before

you

can

recover

or

install

device

drivers,

your

operating

system

must

be

installed

on

your

computer.

Make

sure

that

you

have

the

documentation

and

software

media

for

the

device.

Device

drivers

for

IBM-installed

devices

are

located

on

the

computer

hard

disk

(usually

drive

C)

in

the

ibmtools\drivers

folder.

The

instructions

for

installing

device

drivers

(readme.txt)

are

also

located

in

the

ibmtools\drivers

folder.

Other

device

drivers

are

on

the

software

media

that

come

with

individual

devices.

The

latest

device

drivers

for

IBM-installed

devices

are

also

available

on

the

World

Wide

Web

at

http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/.

To

recover

a

device

driver

for

an

IBM-installed

device,

use

the

following

procedure:

1.

Start

your

computer

and

operating

system.

2.

Use

Windows

Explorer

or

My

Computer

to

display

the

directory

structure

of

your

hard

disk.

3.

Open

the

C:\IBMTOOLS

folder.

4.

Open

the

drivers

folder.

Within

the

drivers

folder

are

several

subfolders

that

are

named

for

various

devices

that

are

installed

in

your

computer

(for

example,

audio,

video,

and

so

on).

5.

Open

the

appropriate

subfolder.

6.

Use

one

of

the

following

methods

to

recover

the

device

driver:

v

In

the

device

subfolder,

look

for

a

readme.txt

file

or

other

file

with

the

.txt

extension

that

contains

information

about

reinstalling

the

device

Chapter

3.

Recovering

software

13

Section	Page
Contents	5
Important safety information	15
Conditions that require immediate action	15
General safety guidelines	16
Service	16
Power cords and power adapters	17
Extension cords and related devices	17
Plugs and outlets	18
Batteries	18
Heat and product ventilation	19
CD and DVD drive safety	19
Additional safety information	19
Lithium battery notice	21
Modem safety information	22
Laser compliance statement	22
Additional help	25
Chapter 1. Arranging your workspace	27
Comfort	27
Glare and lighting	28
Air circulation	28
Electrical outlets and cable lengths	28
Chapter 2. Setting up your computer	29
Turning on power	33
Finishing the software installation	33
Completing important tasks	33
Updating your operating system	34
Installing other operating systems	34
Updating anivirus your software	34
Starting the IBM Setup Utility	35
Shutting down the computer	35
Recording your computer information	35
Chapter 3. Recovering software	37
Performing a software recovery	37
Solving recovery problems	38
Creating and using a Recovery Repair diskette	38
Recovering or installing device drivers	39
Chapter 4. Troubleshooting and diagnostics	41
Basic troubleshooting	41
IBM Enhanced Diagnostics	43
Running IBM Enhanced Diagnostics from the Product Recovery program	43
Creating an IBM Enhanced Diagnostics diskette	43
Running the IBM Enhanced Diagnostics diskette	44
Error codes	44
POST beep codes	46
Chapter 5. Getting information, help, and service	49
Getting information	49
Getting help and service	49
Using the documentation and diagnostic programs	49
Calling for service	50
Telephone numbers	51
Other services	52
Purchasing additional services	53
Appendix A. IBM Lotus Software Offer	55
Appendix B. IBM Statement of Limited Warranty Z125-4753-07 11/2002	59
Part 1 - General Terms	59
Part 2 - Country-unique Terms	62
Part 3 - Warranty Information	74
Types of Warranty Service	79
Guarantee supplement for Mexico	82
Appendix C. Notices	85
Trademarks	86
Electronic emissions notices	86
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) statement	86
Industry Canada Class B emission compliance statement	87
Avis de conformité à la réglementation d’Industrie Canada	87
European Union EMC Directive conformance statement	88
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and telephone company requirements	88
Power cord notice	90

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