[ltp] Linux on T43p: Predesktop Area, Access IBM button and RnR

[Pino Giaquinto]

Yes! I have my RnR DVDs (3 dvd)!
If now I delete (using linux fdisk) the XP partition (I have disabled the 
Predesktop Area in BIOS... but I see just 1 NTFS partition!) and install 
linux and write on MBR... can I tomorrow recovery ALL (MBR and Acces IBM 
button function also?) using my RnR DVDs?

Thanks to Grasshopper for his e-mail :-)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Grasshopper" <marigold.6352@gol.com>
To: <linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2006 11:19 AM
Subject: Re: [ltp] Linux on T43p: Predesktop Area, Access IBM button and RnR


> On Thu, 2006-09-21 at 10:27 +0200, Pino Giaquinto wrote:
>> If I press Access IBM button on boot... it starts RnR... but there is'nt 
>> any
>> 'Access IBM Predesktop Area' application on my screen!
>
> No, you have to go down to security.  Restart your computer, when you
> see the IBM logo, hit the Access IBM button, this will bring you into
> BIOS.
> Page down to security, hit enter, you will see "Password, IBM security
> chip, IBM Predesktop area.  Page down to IBM Predesktop area, hit enter.
> If like me you don't have the Predesktop, you will see Access IBM.... --
> Current setting Disabled.  You will then know for sure that it's
> history.
>
>> Can I use ALL available space on my HD?
>>
> Yes.  I wanted that extra 4GB that was wasted.
>
>> If tomorrow I delete linux partitions and re-install XP using a standard 
>> XP
>> disk... Access IBM button  works again? Starts it RnR?
>> I need your help...!
>>
> That depends.  If you have made the most recent Recovery Cds; , I think 
> so;
> someone else can jump in here.  Then go into BIOS and change the
> setting to start from disc, and insert the the first Recovery CD.
> If you have not, come back to me on it.
>
> HTH.
>
> Grasshopper
>
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