skanky wrote:if i download and install the approx 400mb R&R from IBM's website then install it on an older machine (X21/T21), will i be able to create recovery cds from it even though the machine wont have a recovery image etc?
If you had a machine which supports RR: Yes.
From
http://www-306.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... IGR-4Q2QAK
Supported systems
ThinkPad A31, A31p
ThinkPad G40
ThinkPad R30, R31, R32, R40, R40e, R50, R50p
ThinkPad T23, T30, T40, T40p, T41, T41p, T42, T42p
ThinkPad X22, X23, X24, X30, X31, X40
ThinkCentre A30 (type 2296, 8191, 8198, 8199, 8316, 8434)
ThinkCentre A50 (type 8084, 8085, 8126, 8147, 8148, 8149, 8174, 8175, 8176, 8177, 8178, 8179, 8089, 8090, 8320, 8419)
ThinkCentre A50p (type 8192, 8193, 8194, 8195, 8196, 8197, 8432, 8433)
ThinkCentre A51 (type 8424, 8425, 8428)
ThinkCentre A51p (type 8420, 8421, 8422, 8423, 8426, 8427)
ThinkCentre M50 (type 8185, 8186, 8187, 8188, 8189, 8190, 8413, 8414, 8415, 8430, 8431)
ThinkCentre M51 (type 8141, 8142, 8143, 8144, 8145, 8146)
ThinkCentre S50 (type 8086, 8087, 8088, 8183, 8184, 8416, 8417, 8418, 8429)
ThinkCentre S51 (type 8171, 8172, 8173)
NetVista (type 2273, 2289, 2292, 6043, 6343, 6349, 6350, 6790, 6791, 6792, 6793, 6794, 6795, 6823, 6824, 6825, 6826, 8181, 8182, 8301, 8303, 8304, 8305, 8306, 8307, 8308, 8309, 8310, 8311, 8312, 8313, 8314, 8315, 8317, 8318, 8319)