[ltp] bios access with boot password problem

[phaidros]

On Wed, 2006-04-05 at 17:19 +0200, Thomas Feller wrote:
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> hi,
> 
> :phaidros wrote:
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> >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.

hm, I thought this is just for the preinstalled windows OS and didn't
care to much :/
what exactly does it recover then? predesktop area? *wondering

phaidros