T42 Recovery Disks

[Boricua65]

I recently bought a TP T42 and also managed to download the recovery disk. I noticed on the instructions I have to have 7 CD-Rs to burn the recovery. Is there a possible way to burn all on a DVDR? If this question has been answered please forgive me and point me in right direction. TIA

[GomJabbar]

You can burn the first disk to CD/R and the remainder to a DVD/R. The first disk is the bootable one which is also called the Rescue Media CD (IIRC). The first disk boots you into Rescue and Recovery (IIRC) where you can perform other operations as well.

[Boricua65]

You can burn the first disk to CD/R and the remainder to a DVD/R. The first disk is the bootable one which is also called the Rescue Media CD (IIRC). The first disk boots you into Rescue and Recovery (IIRC) where you can perform other operations as well.

I did create the CD-R for the iso of the recovery disk. I burned the other folders into a DVD and now it is not being recognized. It's asking for Product Recovery Disc 1, I click OK and nothing happens. I click on Cancel and it restarts to that same place for disc 1.

[MnR]

Hi,

When you burned the DVD did you put each of the CDs 1 thru ? in seperate folders?

MnR

[Boricua65]

Hi,

When you burned the DVD did you put each of the CDs 1 thru ? in seperate folders?

MnR

Yes, I did.

[MnR]

Hi,


When you created the seperate file folders on your DVD di you name the SAME as the CD Recovery Disks (Product Recovery Disk 1, ETC.) ?

MnR

[Boricua65]

Hi,


When you created the seperate file folders on your DVD di you name the SAME as the CD Recovery Disks (Product Recovery Disk 1, ETC.) ?

MnR

Yes, except for I used a "c" for Disk instead of the "k". Does that make a difference? When I used the disk, the dialogue box used a "c" not a "k".

I just burned a CD (not DVD) and named it just like it ask Product Recovery Disc 1 and it still didn't do anything .

[GomJabbar]

Did you use the Create Recovery Media software (off of the Start menu) to create the disks? AFAIK, you can only use this one time until you Restore Factory Contents.

If you got an ISO from somewhere, you would need to "Burn image to disk", not copy files to disk.

[Boricua65]

Well, final answer, I just burned all seven iso's onto seven disk I didn't want to do . I wasted enough DVD-Rs just trying to get the d*mn thing to work off one disk .

[GomJabbar]

I wasted enough DVD-Rs just trying to get the d*mn thing to work off one disk .

That's where RW disks come in handy.
[So you don't make all those coasters!]