[ltp] T41 Recovery CD

[Dax Kelson]

On Tue, 2004-09-21 at 21:27, Justin Mason wrote:
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> Yip Wai Peng writes:
> > Hi guys,
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> > Been running into a bit of issue with getting a recovery CD for my T41. I've 
> > been trying to get it but first of all I have to fax them all my personal 
> > information & invoice, and then they want to make me pay for it (S$40!).
> > 
> > From what I know on the list, some of you have gotten a Recovery CD free from 
> > IBM, no questions asked. After a couple emails with the guy from IBM, finally 
> > he told me that "Please provide the country that send Recovery CD for F.O.C. 
> > and i will find out with my country support."
> > 
> > So I would like to ask a favor from you guys. If you have gotten the Recovery 
> > CD shipped to you free, please tell me your country and your model number. At 
> > least I can let them know about their lacking support compared to your 
> > countries.
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> T40 in my case, type 2379, in the US.  I was careful to order in the
> first 30 days, though.

Not sure if it helps the original poster, but with my T42p I was able to
create myself a single bootable recovery DVD that had the WinXP Pro plus
all the other software. Everything you need to create the recovery DVD
is sitting on the hard disk.

It came out to about 4.5GB, and a single DVD sure beats six or seven
CDs.

It was an interesting exercise, don't think I'll ever use it, but it
might come in handy if I try to sell the laptop once it has become an
obsolete hunk of junk. :)

Dax