Lenovo ThinkPad 360 Hardware Maintenance Manual - Page 111

Making a System Partition Backup Copy

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not have a backup copy of the current system partition, but you have the option diskettes, go to step 8 on page 101. 7. Select Copy an option diskette from the Main Menu. When the INSERT YOUR OPTION DISKETTE message appears, insert the backup copy of the system partition and follow the instructions on the screen. (The backup copy of the system partition is used to reinstall the option files onto the system partition.) Then go to step 9. 8. Select Copy an option diskette and follow the instructions on the screen. Repeat the procedure with each option diskette until all option diskettes have been reinstalled. 9. If there is a customized configuration installed (settings have been changed via the "Change configuration" screen), continue with step 10. If there is not a customized configuration installed, go to step 11. 10. Select Set configuration from the Main Menu. When you exit from Set configuration by pressing the F3, the customized configuration files will be restored onto the system partition as files @CMOS and @NVRAM. Warning: Do not run Run automatic configuration now or you will write over the customized configuration. 11. You are finished with the updating process. Make a new backup copy of the system partition. (For information on making a backup copy, see "Making a System Partition Backup Copy.") Making a System Partition Backup Copy Note: You might need two blank 2.0MB diskettes (or the old backup copy). 1. Power-off the computer, then power it on. 2. After the cursor moves to the upper right corner of the screen, press Ctrl+Alt+Insert. 3. When the Main Menu appears, select Backup/Restore system programs, then select Backup the system partition. 4. Insert a blank 2.0MB diskette into the diskette drive and follow the instructions on the screen. Note: If you receive a message indicating that the diskette is full, and you are not prompted to insert a second diskette, this means that you will not be able to make a backup copy of the entire system partition. The user should keep the system diskettes and option diskette as a backup of these files. ThinkPad 700, 700C, 720, 720C (9552) 101

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not
have a backup copy of the current system
partition, but you have the option diskettes, go to step
8 on page
101.
7.
Select
Copy an option diskette
from the Main Menu.
When the
INSERT YOUR OPTION DISKETTE
message appears, insert the backup copy of the
system partition and follow the instructions on the
screen.
(The backup copy of the system partition is
used to reinstall the option files onto the system
partition.)
Then go to step 9.
8.
Select
Copy an option diskette
and follow the
instructions on the screen.
Repeat the procedure
with each option diskette until all option diskettes
have been reinstalled.
9.
If there
is
a customized configuration installed
(settings have been changed via the “Change
configuration” screen), continue with step 10.
If there
is not
a customized configuration installed, go to step
11.
10.
Select
Set configuration
from the Main Menu.
When
you exit from
Set configuration
by pressing the
F3
,
the customized configuration files will be restored
onto the system partition as files @CMOS and
@NVRAM.
Warning:
Do not run
Run automatic configuration
now or you will write over the customized
configuration.
11.
You are finished with the updating process.
Make a
new
backup copy of the system partition.
(For
information on making a backup copy, see “Making a
System Partition Backup Copy.”)
Making a System Partition Backup
Copy
Note:
You might need two blank 2.0MB diskettes (or the
old backup copy).
1.
Power-off the computer, then power it on.
2.
After the cursor moves to the upper right corner of the
screen, press
Ctrl
+
Alt
+
Insert.
3.
When the Main Menu appears, select
Backup/Restore system programs
, then select
Backup the system partition.
4.
Insert a blank 2.0MB diskette into the diskette drive
and follow the instructions on the screen.
Note:
If you receive a message indicating that the
diskette is full, and you are not prompted to
insert a second diskette, this means that you
will not be able to make a backup copy of the
entire system partition.
The user should keep
the system diskettes and option diskette as a
backup of these files.
ThinkPad 700, 700C, 720, 720C (9552)
101