AW: [ltp] new computer
Heiko Rosemann
linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Thu, 25 Nov 2004 12:14:18 +0100
Hi again,
On Mon, 22 Nov 2004 12:16:33 -0500, James Knott <james.knott@rogers.com> wrote:
> Meidinger Chris wrote:
> >
> >>I agree. Hard drives fail and users do upgrade their
> >
> >>A22p. I would not buy a system without a set of disks or I
> >>would be on the phone asking for a set.
> >
> >
> > The A22(p) was the last machine that still had CD's. Starting with the A30 /
> > T23 / X22 (not sure on the X) the recovery CD's came on the hard drive.
>
> My R31 had the recovery partition on the hard drive, but I was still
> able to get the CD.
Same for my X30. People do upgrade their harddrives, so they do need
CDs to re-install windows - and not everyone has a CD-writer for an
X30 (or in their R31) so they cannot make the CDs from the recovery
area...
Regards, Heiko