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Note: If you do not want to create the Predesktop Area, press the N key, and then go to step 8.

5. At the next window, press Enter to continue.

vThe Predesktop Area is created. The system automatically reboots during this process.

vThe recovery process copies some files to the Predesktop Area, and PKUNZIPs others.

vFollow the prompts. You may be prompted to change CDs.

vWhen the process is complete, the system reboots. Continue to step 6 to install preloaded system.

Install the preloaded system from the CD:

6.Boot with the recovery CD (and the boot diskette if required.)

7.If the hard disk drive is blank, the following message is displayed: “Your computer originally included a

Product Recovery program ... Reinstall the Product Recovery program? (Y/N) [ ]”.

v To install the Predesktop Area, go to step 4.

vTo preload the hard disk drive without installing the Predesktop Area, press the N key.

8.If you get a message asking which operating system to install, select the proper operating system and press Enter.

9.A message is displayed: “Full Recovery:”. Press Enter to select.

10.On each of the next three windows, press the Y key.

11.Follow the prompts to complete the recovery.

Passwords

As many as three passwords may be needed for any ThinkPad computer: the power-on password (POP), the hard disk password (HDP), and the supervisor password (SVP).

If any of these passwords has been set, a prompt for it appears on the screen whenever the computer is turned on. The computer does not start until the password is entered.

Exception: If only an SVP is installed, the password prompt does not appear when the operating system is booted.

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G41 specifications

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