Important notice for users
Important regulatory notice for users
The ThinkPad G40 computer complies with the radio frequency and safety standards of any country or region in which it has been approved for wireless use. You must install and use your ThinkPad computer in strict accordance with the local RF regulations. Before you use the ThinkPad G40 computer, please find and read “ThinkPad G40 Regulatory Notice,” the notice that supplements this Service and Troubleshooting Guide. The notice is included in the package with this publication.
Information about hard disk capacity
Instead of providing a recovery CD or a Windows® CD with your computer, IBM provides simpler methods of accomplishing the tasks typically associated with these CDs. The files and programs for these alternative methods are on your hard disk, which eliminates having to locate misplaced CDs and problems associated with using an incorrect CD version.
The complete backup of all the files and programs that IBM preinstalled on your computer resides in a hidden section, or partition, of the hard disk. Although hidden, the backups in the partition consume hard disk space. Therefore, when checking the capacity of your hard disk according to Windows you might note that the total capacity of the disk appears to be smaller than anticipated. This discrepancy is explained by the contents of the hidden partition. (See “Recovering
For more information about recovering your hard disk to the original preinstalled contents refer to your
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