[ltp] IBM Access button
Tony
linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Mon, 12 Dec 2005 14:53:49 -0500
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I burned the original restore CD's from my X40 when I first got it. I was
concerned about having problems with using an external USB CD burner I put
together, but the CD's tested as good after burning them. I installed
Ubuntu Linux taking the entire HD. However later when I tried using the CD=
s
to restore onto a different hard drive it crashes during the process. I
don't intend to use my X40 with windows, so it is not a big deal. But I
would have liked to have had it on a separate hard drive or for eventual
resale of my laptop. I have considered contacting IBM for restore disks bu=
t
have not done so yet.
On 12/12/05, Paul Michael Reilly <pmr@pajato.com> wrote:
>
> Arnaud Fontaine <arnaud@andesi.org> writes:
>
> > Mail-Copies-To: nobody
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> > Reply-To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
> >
> > Hello
> >
> > I have just bought an IBM T43 laptop. I would like to install Debian
> > GNU/Linux only (so i don't want to keep Windows), should i keep the
> > backup partition or could i remove it (to keep more space on the HD),
> > what is the better thing to do ?
>
> FWIW, I impulsively flushed my A31P hard drive when I bought the
> system a few years back and then installed Fedora Core. Life was fine
> until recently when smartd started reporting bad sectors. I called
> IBM and learned there is now a $52 charge for recovery media. So I
> would have been wiser to have made a backup or left the 10G recovery
> partition in place.
>
> > If i make the backup CD using Access IBM button, could i restore the HD
> > from factory HD setting ?
>
> I believe so, based on what an IBM tech support person told me
> yesterday.
>
> -pmr
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I burned the original restore CD's from my X40 when I first got
it. I was concerned about having problems with using an external
USB CD burner I put together, but the CD's tested as good after burning
them. I installed Ubuntu Linux taking the entire HD.
However later when I tried using the CDs to restore onto a different
hard drive it crashes during the process. I don't intend to use
my X40 with windows, so it is not a big deal. But I would have
liked to have had it on a separate hard drive or for eventual resale of
my laptop. I have considered contacting IBM for restore disks but
have not done so yet.<br><br><div><span class=3D"gmail_quote">On 12/12/05, =
<b class=3D"gmail_sendername">Paul Michael Reilly</b> <<a href=3D"mailto=
:pmr@pajato.com">pmr@pajato.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class=3D"g=
mail_quote" style=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt=
0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Arnaud Fontaine <<a href=3D"mailto:arnaud@andesi.org">arnaud@andesi.org<=
/a>> writes:<br><br> > Mail-Copies-To: nobody<br> > MIME-Version: =
1.0<br> > Reply-To: <a href=3D"mailto:linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org"=
>
linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org</a><br> ><br> > Hello<br> ><br> =
> I have just bought an IBM T43 laptop. I would like to install Debian<b=
r> > GNU/Linux only (so i don't want to keep Windows), should i keep the
<br> > backup partition or could i remove it (to keep more space on the =
HD),<br> > what is the better thing to do ?<br><br>FWIW, I impulsively f=
lushed my A31P hard drive when I bought the<br>system a few years back and =
then installed Fedora Core. Life was fine
<br>until recently when smartd started reporting bad sectors. I =
called<br>IBM and learned there is now a $52 charge for recovery media.&nbs=
p; So I<br>would have been wiser to have made a backup or left the 10G=
recovery<br>partition in place.
<br><br> > If i make the backup CD using Access IBM button, could i rest=
ore the HD<br> > from factory HD setting ?<br><br>I believe so, based on=
what an IBM tech support person told me<br>yesterday.<br><br>-pmr<br>--
<br>The linux-thinkpad mailing list home page is at:<br><a href=3D"http://m=
ailman.linux-thinkpad.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-thinkpad">http://mailman.l=
inux-thinkpad.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-thinkpad</a><br></blockquote></div=
>
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