From: Bruce Markowitz (scosgt_at_worldnet.att.net)
Date: Tue Jun 25 2002 - 14:13:30 EDT
I just tried to use a 770/770ED recovery CD on a 770Z. No go, no matter what
I do, it just re-boots
----- Original Message -----
From: "TechShop" <techshop_at_ameritech.net>
To: "Toni Kennedy" <cruelpeep_at_yourvillage.com>; <thinkpad_at_cs.utk.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2002 1:26 PM
Subject: Thinkpads and recovery cd's, (was: why you should never run
windows)
> Sometimes, after running the IBM recovery cd's, a bit of fdisk to remove
the
> hard drive D partition is all that's needed to allow recovery to proceed.
> Run the recovery cd, and at the first reboot, boot to a Win setup floppy,
> fdisk and remove any extended or logical partition, leaving only C. Then
> reboot without the floppy, recovery will then complete it's installation
and
> setup. After the machine is up and running use your favorite drive utility
> to expand the partition to your desired size.
> Some of the older model's recovery cd's require this if the hard drive
size
> is over 2 Gb. Other than that, I've always been able to recover
> successfully.
> Matt
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Toni Kennedy" <cruelpeep_at_yourvillage.com>
> To: <thinkpad_at_cs.utk.edu>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2002 12:09 PM
> Subject: Re: why you should never run windows
>
>
> > you are so right. even if you just change the size of the hard drive the
> > recovery cds will not work anymore!
> > toni
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Colgrove, George <George.Colgrove_at_state.vt.us>
> > To: 'Michael Geary' <Mike_at_Geary.com>; 'Julian' <jmw_at_ptolserv.com>;
> > <thinkpad_at_cs.utk.edu>
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2002 12:14 PM
> > Subject: RE: why you should never run windows
> >
> >
> > > I'll read the EULA over again, when I get home, but I think your
> > assessment
> > > is accurate so long as I replace parts mentioned with exactly the same
> > > parts. But my issue is with upgrading a motherboard to something
> > > better/different. My experience has only been making a system better,
> not
> > > the same. This does not allow for a similar BIOS replacement scheme.
> > When
> > > I attempt to install the OS and other software that came with the
> > computer,
> > > on a new configuration, it says I cannot do that due to having the
wrong
> > > hardware. Try it!
> > >
> > >
> > > |
> > > |Wrong. OEM EULAs do not tie the license specifically to the CPU or
> > > |motherboard. You can replace those parts and still be covered under
the
> > > |EULA. Read a recent Windows EULA carefully and let me know
> > > |what language you
> > > |can find that supports the claim that a CPU or motherboard
replacement
> > > |breaks the EULA.
> > > |
> > > |The "electronic stamp" that some OEM versions of Windows check
> > > |for is the
> > > |BIOS signature. A "BIOS locked" recovery CD or other OEM CD
> > > |will work on any
> > > |machine that has the same BIOS. It is not tied to any kind of unique
> > > |identifier for the machine it came with.
> > > |
> > > |If you have a BIOS locked OEM Windows CD and you replace your
> > > |motherboard
> > > |with the same or similar model, it will still work. If you upgrade to
a
> > > |different motherboard with a different BIOS, it may not work.
> > > |
> > > |-Mike
> > > |
> > >
> >
> >
>
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