[ltp] [newbie] pre desktop area

[James Knott]

mamo wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I just received from my company a new ibm T40, with a new hard disk
> (the ibm one was a 40G, and they bought a not IBM 80G).
> So right now I do not have the pre desktop area on the hard disk.
> What I am losing? Could I have everything I have on the HPA if I can
> receive the recovery-cd from IBM?
> 
> Should I work to recover it, or could I just modify bios setting to
> free-up that disk space?
> 
> Best Regards,
>                Mamo

If you're not planning on running Linux, you don't need it, but get the 
CD, just "in case".  Or, if you're not using it for something else, just 
keep that old drive safe.