recovery on T43

Message

nejle · #1 Post by **nejle** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 7:07 pm

Hi everyone,

one simple question, can I use recovery CD's made on T43 1876 to recover HDD on my T43 1875 Thinkpad?

#2 Post by **Harryc** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 7:22 pm

Simple answer - yes

nejle · #3 Post by **nejle** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 11:12 am

Well, I borrow CD's from my friend who has 1871 T43, recover my HDD to original factory state, and now, I want to record my own recovery CD's, but I don't have a Start-Programs-Access IBM-Create recovery discs option. Where am I wrong?

English isn't my native language, sorry for that

andyP · #4 Post by **andyP** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 11:37 am

Unfortunately, the function wasn't available when the T43 came onto the market.

You can use R&R to burn an installed image onto cds with the originally installed software. (dvd isn't supported).
OR
Get your T43 up to date and then make an image, should you at some time need to re-install, you wont need to download as many updates.

nejle · #5 Post by **nejle** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 12:13 pm

andyP wrote:Unfortunately, the function wasn't available when the T43 came onto the market.

I'm confused, I had this function on my T43,

. . . well, before I install Ubuntu and put GRUB in MBR and try to recover with only first recovery disc (recovery partition mode in BIOS was set on secure) but it doesn't matter, that was his own (thinkpad's) Recovery CD and for him recovery partition wasn't hidden . . . etc.

I think only to boot with this CD, and point to recover from 'hidden' recovery partition, but this was not the right thinking, if you understand me

nejle · #6 Post by **nejle** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 3:53 am

Any idea about that?

CZOLG · #7 Post by **CZOLG** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 4:01 am

I did have the option to burn recovery CD's on my T43p as well.

andyP · #8 Post by **andyP** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 1:37 pm

andyP wrote:Unfortunately, the function wasn't available when the T43 came onto the market.
...snip

I was wrong

Just for fun, today I took a spare hdd and recovered my T43 with original cds from IBM, the option was available in Access IBM after the recovery.
If I get the chance in the next couple of days, I'll create a set and see if the option dissapears.

nejle · #9 Post by **nejle** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 2:04 pm

@andyP

thank you for your time, my recovery set was not an original set of IBM CD's, . . . and it's burn on the other machine, a little bit different from mine . . .

#10 Post by **richk** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 2:22 pm

This is the simple answer: There are 2 sets. One works with models that start with a "1" and the other works on the models that start with a 2. Having said that, last month, I recovered a machine and where the correct set wouldn't work. (It kept dying late in the process) I used the other set, which will work too, but they have different graphics chips and the graphics driver needs to be put in manually. I opened a call with IBM.

nejle · #11 Post by **nejle** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 5:36 pm

OK, I understand that, my machine is 1875, and the set is burned on the 1871, both machines have the same graphic chip, that’s not the problem. Anyway, I can setup the regularly Microsoft Windows XP, download all necessarily drivers (updated) and get my comp in a better state then factory settings are.

Question is: Why the option for creates recovery disks is gone, after I recovered my HDD on the factory state?

#12 Post by **richk** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 6:43 pm

Normally, after you recover to factory, you can create recovery disks once.

nejle · #13 Post by **nejle** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 2:40 pm

Yes, I tought the same, but on my mashine it isn't. . . I don't have that option.

ulrich.von.lich · #14 Post by **ulrich.von.lich** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 3:44 pm

I don't think my T43 has ever had the Start-Programs-Access IBM-Create recovery discs option.

Pressing Access IBM button at startup will lead you to the ThinkVintage Program which allows you to restore your system to original state/selected restore points using the stuff hidden in the Predesktop Area (and your backup files).

I think you have to use the R&R program in Windows to create those recovery discs.

Here's the file for WIndows XP/2K

nejle · #15 Post by **nejle** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 6:22 am

maybe the solution is here

nejle · #16 Post by **nejle** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 8:12 am

ulrich.von.lich wrote: I think you have to use the R&R program in Windows to create those recovery discs.

Thank you very much, it's solve my problem, I download R&R from place you gave me, install it and now I have option to create recovery CD set

nejle · #17 Post by **nejle** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 8:35 pm

Just for the record, I made it.

recovery on T43

recovery on T43

Who is online