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Related service information 10. On each of the next three windows, press the Y key. 11. Follow the prompts to complete the recovery. To use the Recovery Repair diskette: 1. Shut down and turn off the computer. 2. Insert the Recovery Repair diskette into the drive, and then turn on the computer. 3. Follow the on-screen instructions. Recovering the hard disk to original contents Recovering the hard disk using Access IBM Predesktop Area Hard disk of ThinkPad computer you are servicing has a hidden, protected area for backups. Contained within this area is a complete backup of the hard disk as it was shipped from the factory and a program called the Access IBM Predesktop Area. You can use the Access IBM Predesktop Area to restore the contents of the hard disk to an earlier state using any of the backup images stored in the protected area. Access IBM Predesktop Area runs independently of the Windows operating system. Therefore, you can start it by pressing the blue Access IBM button when prompted during startup. After the Access IBM Predesktop Area opens you can perform a recovery operation, even if you are unable to start Windows. To recover the hard disk to its original contents, do the following: Note The recovery process might take up to 2 hours. Attention: All of the files on the primary hard disk partition (usually drive C) will be lost in the recovery process. Be sure to back up copies of the files you have saved on your drive C before you begin. Note: You might need to use a diskette drive in the recovery process. Use a drive that is compatible with the ThinkPad computer you are servicing. 1. If possible, save all the files and shut down the operating system. 2. Turn off the computer. 34 MT 2369/2370/2371/2372/2382/2386

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10.
On
each
of
the
next
three
windows,
press
the
Y
key.
11.
Follow
the
prompts
to
complete
the
recovery.
To
use
the
Recovery
Repair
diskette:
1.
Shut
down
and
turn
off
the
computer.
2.
Insert
the
Recovery
Repair
diskette
into
the
drive,
and
then
turn
on
the
computer.
3.
Follow
the
on-screen
instructions.
Recovering
the
hard
disk
to
original
contents
Recovering
the
hard
disk
using
Access
IBM
Predesktop
Area
Hard
disk
of
ThinkPad
computer
you
are
servicing
has
a
hidden,
protected
area
for
backups.
Contained
within
this
area
is
a
complete
backup
of
the
hard
disk
as
it
was
shipped
from
the
factory
and
a
program
called
the
Access
IBM
Predesktop
Area.
You
can
use
the
Access
IBM
Predesktop
Area
to
restore
the
contents
of
the
hard
disk
to
an
earlier
state
using
any
of
the
backup
images
stored
in
the
protected
area.
Access
IBM
Predesktop
Area
runs
independently
of
the
Windows
operating
system.
Therefore,
you
can
start
it
by
pressing
the
blue
Access
IBM
button
when
prompted
during
startup.
After
the
Access
IBM
Predesktop
Area
opens
you
can
perform
a
recovery
operation,
even
if
you
are
unable
to
start
Windows.
To
recover
the
hard
disk
to
its
original
contents,
do
the
following:
Note
The
recovery
process
might
take
up
to
2
hours.
Attention:
All
of
the
files
on
the
primary
hard
disk
partition
(usually
drive
C)
will
be
lost
in
the
recovery
process.
Be
sure
to
back
up
copies
of
the
files
you
have
saved
on
your
drive
C
before
you
begin.
Note:
You
might
need
to
use
a
diskette
drive
in
the
recovery
process.
Use
a
drive
that
is
compatible
with
the
ThinkPad
computer
you
are
servicing.
1.
If
possible,
save
all
the
files
and
shut
down
the
operating
system.
2.
Turn
off
the
computer.
Related
service
information
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