Re: IBM Thinkpad preinstalled OS

carl0s wrote:
"John Doue" <notwobe@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:xZCYe.326$Pm.302@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

petercch.wodoy@xxxxxxxxx wrote:


I wish to change my laptop HDD to higher capacity HDD.

But there's one problem, the HDD in IBM, there's a hidden partition
which is used to install the OS. All the OS installation files and
recovery tools is in there.

Is there anyway for me to do it on my own to put in the new higher
capacity HDD and move the hidden partition content over?

Or I can only send my laptop to IBM laptop shop to change and service
it?



Peter CCH


I do not have first hand experience in doing that but possibly someone could confirm that Ghost or TrueImage would help you do that. Personally, I have done it with TrueImage BUT I deleted first the hidden partition after burning recovery CDs (totally unnecessary actually if you have as is my case a run of the mill XP disk).

Best regards



I agree it's not necessary, but it leaves you with a non-working "Access IBM" button, and an abnormal Thinkpad.


Abnormal Thinkpad? Worse than that! I already have done a chirurgical ablation of the ugly red thing standing in the middle of the keyboard!

And with regards to the Access IBM Button, since I have no use for it, no big deal. The same goes for the Browser's keys at the bottom right of my R51 which are just a waste of space.

Regards

--
John Doue
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