IBM ThinkPad R40 2681 User Manual

Note: If you do not want to create the service partition,
press N key, and then go to step 8.
5. At next window, press Enter to continue.
v The service partition is created. The system
automatically reboots during this process.
v The recovery process copies some files to the
service partition, and PKUNZIPs others.
v Follow the prompts. You may be prompted to
change CDs.
v When the process is complete, the system reboots.
Continue to step 6 to install preloaded system.
Install
preloaded system from CD:
6. Boot with the recovery CD (and the boot diskette if
required.)
7. If the hard-disk drive is blank, the following message
is displayed: “Your computer originally included a
Product Recovery program ... Reinstall the
Product Recovery program? (Y/N) [ ]”.
v To install the service partition, go to step 4.
v To preload the hard-disk drive without installing the
service partition, press N key.
8. If you get a message asking which operating system
to install, select the proper operating system and
press Enter.
9. A message is displayed: “Full Recovery:”. Press
Enter to select.
10. On each of the next three windows, press the Y key.
11. Follow the prompts to complete the recovery.
Passwords
As many as three passwords may be needed for any
ThinkPad computer: the power-on password (POP), the
hard-disk password (HDP), and the supervisor password
(SVP).
If any of these passwords has been set, a prompt for it
appears on the screen whenever the computer is turned
on. The computer does not start until the password is
entered.
Exception: If only an SVP is installed, the password
prompt does not appear when the operating
system is booted.
Related service information
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IBM ThinkPad R40 2681 Specifications

General

Brand	IBM
Model	ThinkPad R40 2681
Category	Laptop
Language	English