A21e:how to recover F11 preload software?

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A21e:how to recover F11 preload software?

#1 Post by OMNIBUS » Mon Oct 19, 2009 4:54 am

hallo
i have an A21e 2628-j1g, i converted the Fat of hard disk from original Fat32 to NTFS.
after that the F11 option, that appeared on first boot screen, is diappeared!
now i need to reinstall the original software to hd...so how to recover the original software?
i assume that the preload hidden partition is still on hd..but how to recover it?
i don't find in ibmtools folder the rapid restore program..i could take it from T21 preload software can i use it? (i have rapid restore in apps folder not in hidden partition and it is uncompressed folder)
using rapid restore could let the F11 option to appear?
somebody can help me?
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Re: A21e:how to recover F11 preload software?

#2 Post by agarza » Mon Oct 19, 2009 1:45 pm

I remember there was a 'Diskette' which contained the fix to this problem.

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=w ... 8ah9bZMY3g
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