From: Bill Morrow (penzance_at_gate.net)
Date: Sun Apr 22 2001 - 01:11:40 EDT
be SURE that you are using the bootable CD..
be sure that the CD is selected first in the boot device order, thus: CD,
Floppy, HDD..
if this does not work, go to the IBM driver site (link on my web site) where
you should find a floppy image for booting for the recovery CD..
i would verify that the diskette image is there but the ibm site is down
right this moment..
Cordially, :-)
Bill Morrow
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----- Original Message -----
From: "James Herald" <herald_at_tarkus.pha.jhu.edu>
To: "thinkpad mailing list" <thinkpad_at_cs.utk.edu>
Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2001 3:41 PM
Subject: recovering thinkpad 1451?? help!
>
> Hi,
>
> I have a IBM thinkpad 1451, and I want to do a complete re-install of
> the OS. I have the recovery cdrom, which has a little slip of paper
> saying I can just insert it, boot the system and follow the
> directions. But when it boots it bypasses the cdrom completly! I
> have cdrom boot enabled in the bios. As far as boot devices go, it
> does not give me an option of booting from the cdrom. So maybe there
> is a recovery boot floppy disk that does along with the recovery cd?
> Its been a long time and I don't remember ever having such a floppy.
> I've been searching the IBM sight and find no reference to one either.
>
> Does anyone know how to do a reinstall using the recovery cdrom for
> the thinkpad 1451?
>
> Thanks,
>
> jim
>
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