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Backing Up Your System News and Updates This page has all of the latest tools and links to the IBM Web site for system information, service and support information, and other information. Online Library In case you do not have the Online User's Guide on your hard disk drive, you always have a copy on your ThinkPad Customization CD. Using the ThinkPad Customization CD This page contains an overview of ThinkPad Customization CD. Using the Recovery CD If you accidentally erase your hard disk, you can use the Recovery CD to restore the contents of the preinstalled hard disk to what it was at the time of purchase. This recovery program deletes all personal data and your customized configuration settings. It resets your computer to most of the factory-shipped default values. Be sure to back up your personal files before you use this CD. The Recovery CD package consists of a startable diskette and a CD-ROM containing the original preinstalled image. The recovery process might take up to 2 hours. If you have a CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM drive installed in your computer's UltraBay II and you don't have an external diskette drive attached, go to "Case 1" on page 34. If you have a CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM drive installed in your computer's UltraBay II and you do have an external diskette drive attached, go to "Case 2" on page 35. If you have a diskette drive installed in your computer's UltraBay II, replace it with the CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM drive (see "Replacing an UltraBay II Device" on page 90). Then go to "Case 1" on page 34. Chapter 1. Getting Familiar with Your Computer 33

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Backing Up Your System
News and Updates
This page has all of the latest tools and links to the IBM Web site
for system information, service and support information, and
other information.
Online Library
In case you do not have the
Online User's Guide
on your hard
disk drive, you always have a copy on your ThinkPad
Customization CD.
Using the ThinkPad Customization CD
This page contains an overview of ThinkPad Customization CD.
Using the Recovery CD
If you accidentally erase your hard disk, you can use the Recovery
CD to restore the contents of the preinstalled hard disk to what it
was at the time of purchase.
The Recovery CD package consists of a startable diskette and a
CD-ROM containing the original preinstalled image.
The recovery process might take up to 2 hours.
If you have a CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM drive installed in your
computer's UltraBay II and you don't have an external diskette
drive attached, go to “Case 1” on page
34.
If you have a CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM drive installed in your
computer's UltraBay II and you do have an external diskette
drive attached, go to “Case 2” on page
35.
If you have a diskette drive installed in your computer's UltraBay
II, replace it with the CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM drive (see
“Replacing an UltraBay II Device” on page
90).
Then go to
“Case 1” on page
34.
This recovery program deletes all personal data and your
customized configuration settings.
It resets your computer to
most of the factory-shipped default values.
Be sure to back up
your personal files before you use this CD.
Chapter 1.
Getting Familiar with Your Computer
33