[ltp] bios access with boot password problem

Thomas Feller linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Wed, 05 Apr 2006 17:19:29 +0200


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hi,

:phaidros wrote:

>hi,
>
>I set a boot password in the bios and since I changed my hd (the
>formerone went to nirvana) I cannot access my bios anymore.
>
>"Authentication of system services failed. Press the Esc key to resume."
>
>IBM says:
>"The Predesktop Area in the hard drive is corrupted. To use the
>Predesktop Area, restore it from a recovery CD."
>
you should have created a recovery CD with the "Rescue and Recovery"
shiped with your Laptop.
If you did not create it, then AFIK you can order a CD set from IBM.

regards
    Thomas
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