R32 Product Recovery Problem

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R32 · #1 Post by **R32** » Sun Feb 19, 2006 3:41 pm

Any one knows how to enable the product recovery of R32? It is enable in the bios but it won't diplay on start-up as it did before.Any help???

#2 Post by **Kyocera** » Sun Feb 19, 2006 5:28 pm

Have you tried shutting down completely wait a few seconds then press f11 at startup? Have you reformatted or anything major lately.

http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... IGR-4UFUYK

R32 · #3 Post by **R32** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 8:39 am

Thanks for the reply....KYOCERA

I already done it a couple of times but the last time i got error from it. It is still enable on the bios start but i was not able to access it. I install XP pro from different CD thinking it can solve the problem or i can enable it.

The above link does not cover R32... Tried F3 but failed...Any other ideas??

Is it possible to edit and replace my XP Pro product key???

#4 Post by **Kyocera** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 9:07 am

If you installed XP from a retail/oem cd, you probably wiped out your HPA

, so you no longer have the recovery partition to work with. You will need to get the recovery CD's.

R32 · #5 Post by **R32** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 9:19 am

The recovery partition is on a hidden partition. It still exist but disable as i saw it when i installed the retail CD. I still see the IBM_Service partition thru Partition Magic. Any suggestion?

It's out of warranty now so i won't be able to get the Recovery CD. I'm planning to buy a larger HDD, is it possible to transfer that service partition to the new HDD? Like putting it 1st as a 2nd HDD then copy it then swap it after.

#6 Post by **Kyocera** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 6:08 pm

If you check the IBM web site I think there is a floppy you can download to boot into the R&R environment.

SeanM · #7 Post by **SeanM** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 6:46 pm

R&R doesn't apply.

Try this.

Yes, I know the R32 isn't listed. Try it anyway.

R32 · #8 Post by **R32** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 10:53 am

Lot of thanks to both of you...

I got the repair disk which does not specify specific Model of Thinkpad... I'll try this 1st before the T & X series repair disk... That link give me an idea what to search...Hope it will work...Thank again... God bless to all...

R32 · #9 Post by **R32** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 7:06 am

PROBLEM SOLVED

I recovered the Product Recovery after i run the repair disk from IBM. My old C: became Hidden and it wipe-out my last partition where i kept my documents and pictures.But it's small price to pay rather buy a new retail OS...

Thanks again to both of you>>>> KYOCERA and SeanM....

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