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raph8005 · #1 Post by **raph8005** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 11:31 am

Hi,
I have a problem with Thinkpad T60 (2007-FUG), I finalize the preconfigured installation (reboot several times)
and install the Zenworks Agent 6.5 SP2, reboot again and I get an "error loading operating system. I put the SATa drive to "compatible", but nothing changed.
Can somebody help me?

Thanks in advance

serafini · #2 Post by **serafini** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 7:12 pm

Hi,
Did you ever get a fix for this problem. We just got a shipment of 10 - T60's and R60's and we get the same error after we load Zen 6.5 sp2.

Dave

raph8005 · #3 Post by **raph8005** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 1:33 am

To fix this problem you have to start the utility Thinkpad update and update the network card, and bios.

serafini · #4 Post by **serafini** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 10:32 am

We tried that and it did not work.

Any othe ideas. This is killing me.

Dave

#5 Post by **GomJabbar** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 1:20 pm

Here is what I would try. Go into the BIOS setup menu and Disable security for the Predesktop Area (you will lose the ability to Restore Factory Contents from the hard drive). Boot from a Windows XP install CD or something similar and delete all existing partitions on the hard drive. I am unfamilair with Zen 6.5 sp2, but I assume it has both a partitioning program and a formatting program. Use these from Zen 6.5 sp2 to create and format a new partition, then load the OS.

serafini · #6 Post by **serafini** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 1:33 pm

Well,

I can now get my OS to boot after I:

boot to a Windows XP cd and select repair and
run FIXBOOT and then FIXMBR

XP then boots but after I login and Zen does a inventory scan and I restart I loose the boot sector again.

I have not tried deleting the restore partition yet, But I did disable it like you said.

This is driving me crazy. What has changed at Lenovo that is causing this?