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- IBM THINKPAD 365X/560/760E PRELOAD REFERENCE CD-ROM (PC DOS/WINDOWS 3.11)
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- ATTENTION: The software contained on the diskette and the CD-ROM in
- this package is to be used only for installing the Preload Reference
- on an IBM ThinkPad 365X/560/760E. Hardware or software damage might
- occur if the preinstalled version of the software is installed on other
- computers.
-
- This Preload Reference (PC DOS/Windows 3.11) CD-ROM does not contain
- the applications that you received preinstalled with Windows95.
- If you wish to continue using these applications with PC DOS/Windows 3.11,
- you must build the application installation diskettes from Diskette
- Factory in the Windows95 preload prior to using this CD-ROM to
- destroy the Windows95 preload. After using this CD-ROM to install
- the Preload Reference (PC DOS/Windows 3.11), you can use those
- diskettes to reinstall your applications.
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- REQUIREMENTS:
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- To use this CD to reload a hard drive, you MUST have the following:
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- 1. IBM ThinkPad 365X/560/760E Preload Reference Boot Diskette
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- If the diskette is not included in your package, you MUST create
- it using the BUILDDSK program included on the CD. You will need
- a blank 1.44 MB diskette and a computer with a working CD-ROM
- drive and diskette drive.
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- To create the Boot Diskette:
- - Insert the Preload Reference CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.
- - Change to the LOADSOFT directory on the CD-ROM drive.
- - Type BUILDDSK and press ENTER.
- - Insert a blank 1.44MB diskette into the diskette drive,
- and press Y to continue.
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- 2. IBM ThinkPad 365X/560/760E Preload Reference CD-ROM
- (included in this package)
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- 3. Diskette drive A of the ThinkPad as the startup drive.
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- 4. One of the following:
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- a. IBM DOCK I 760E's
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- b. IBM SelectaDock I with Ultrabay 4X CD-ROM drive 760E's
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- c. IBM DOCK II using DOCK I SCSI CD-ROM drive 760E's
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- d. IBM DOCK II using (IBM) ISA CD-ROM drive 760E's
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- e. IBM DOCK II using (IBM) IDE CD-ROM drive 760E's
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- f. Replace internal diskette drive with CD-ROM drive 760ED/760ELD
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- g. Internal CD-ROM drive with external diskette drive 365XD
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- h. Disctec Parallel Port CD-ROM drive 365X/560/760E's
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- i. Host to ThinkPad via parallel cable (INTERLNK) 365X/560/760E's
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- Parallel-port cable connection (INTERLNK) between a computer
- with a CD-ROM drive (host) and the ThinkPad to be reloaded
- (target). The host computer must have DOS 6.0 (or later) or
- Windows95 installed and be connected to the target computer
- with an INTERLNK- or LapLink-compatible cable.
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- RECOVERING THE PREINSTALLED SOFTWARE:
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- ATTENTION: The data on your hard drive will be destroyed. Be sure
- that you have backed up all of your data and applications before
- running this program. After you have installed the Preload Reference
- PC DOS/Windows 3.11 on your hard drive, you can install your
- application programs that were originally on your computer.
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- 1. Start the Preload Reference Process.
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- a. Make sure the PC is powered off.
- b. Insert the Preload Reference Diskette into drive A of the PC.
- c. Power on the PC. The program will start automatically.
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- NOTE: Do not insert the CD into the CD-ROM drive until
- told to do so.
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- 2 a. Choose Type of Computer
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- Select the appropriate choice to match your ThinkPad model.
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- b. Select your CD-ROM drive from the CD-ROM Drive List.
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- From this menu you can select to reinstall the software
- from one of the CD-ROM drives listed under item 4 of the
- Requirements section above.
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- 3. Format the Drive.
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- ATTENTION: The ThinkPad hard drive will be formatted so that the
- Preload Reference (PC DOS/Windows 3.11) can be installed.
- The data on your hard drive will be destroyed.
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- Before you can recover the preinstalled software, the hard drive
- partition that contains the operating system must be formatted.
- This program will reformat the entire hard drive, or format only
- the drive C partition (if you have previously partitioned your
- hard drive).
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- Select the appropriate choice.
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- a. Format the entire hard drive and recover the preinstalled
- software.
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- This selection will FDISK and FORMAT your entire hard drive.
- Every file on the hard drive will be deleted, all partitions
- removed, and the preinstalled software will be reinstalled on
- your hard drive.
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- b. Format drive C only and recover the preinstalled software.
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- This selection will format drive C only and recover the
- preinstalled software. If your hard drive has multiple
- partitions, only the data on drive C will be deleted.
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- 4. Install the Preload Reference (PC DOS/Windows 3.11).
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- Once your selection is made, the Preload Reference program will
- begin to initialize. When the system returns to the A: prompt:
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- - Leave the Preload Reference Diskette in drive A.
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- - Restart the computer by pressing CTRL+ALT+DEL.
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- - Press C to continue with formatting or N to cancel the
- formatting and go to a DOS prompt.
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- A message will be displayed when the installation of the Preload
- Reference has completed.
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- If you are performing the installation process using INTERLNK,
- pressing C will continue the formatting and also verify the
- connection of the INTERLNK cable between the host computer and the
- target computer. If the connection is good, the blue INTERLNK
- screen will appear on the target computer with the drive letters
- assigned. Continue with Step 4a.
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- a. Install the Preload Reference Using INTERLNK.
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- Before continuing, ensure the CD-ROM drive in the host
- computer is working, and the INTERLNK cable is properly
- connected to the parallel ports of the target and host
- computers. If your host computer has DOS or DOS with Windows
- 3.1 installed, go to Step 4b. If your host computer has
- Windows95 installed, go to Step 4c.
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- b. Install the Preload Reference using a Host Computer with DOS
- or DOS/Windows 3.x.
-
- To recover your preinstalled software from a host computer
- using DOS or DOS/Windows 3.x:
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- 1) Be sure the blue INTERLNK screen is on the target computer
- with drive letters assigned.
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- 2) On the host computer, change to the CD-ROM drive.
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- 3) Type HOST and press ENTER. The host computer will
- restart.
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- 4) After the host computer restarts, if you are using
- Windows, exit from Windows.
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- 5) At the DOS command prompt, change to the LOADSOFT
- directory on the CD-ROM drive.
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- 6) On the target computer, press any key to start the
- INTERLNK session.
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- 7) On the host computer, type LOAD and press ENTER.
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- 8) When the completion message is displayed, on the target
- computer press ALT+F4 to exit from INTERLNK.
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- ATTENTION: You must press Alt+F4 to exit from the
- INTERLNK session in order for the installation process
- to complete successfully. When you have exited from
- INTERLNK, some batch files will be executed.
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- c. Install the Preload Reference Using a Host Computer with
- Windows95:
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- To recover your preinstalled software from a host computer
- using Windows95:
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- 1) Be sure the blue INTERLNK screen is on the target
- computer.
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- 2) On the host computer, click on START in Windows95.
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- 3) Go to PROGRAMS and click on MS DOS PROMPT.
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- 4) Change to your CD-ROM drive; type HOST and press ENTER.
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- If changes are made to the CONFIG.SYS file on the host
- computer, they will be displayed.
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- 5) Type EXIT to close the window on the host computer.
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- 6) On the target computer, press any key to start the
- INTERLNK session.
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- 7) On the host computer, click on START and then SHUT DOWN.
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- 8) From the Shutdown Window, click on RESTART THE COMPUTER
- and select YES. The Host computer will restart.
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- 9) Click on START; go to PROGRAMS and click on MS DOS PROMPT.
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- 10) At the prompt, type D:LOAD and press ENTER.
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- 11) Make sure the Preload Reference CD-ROM is in the CD-ROM
- drive of the host computer; then press Y.
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- 12) When the completion message is displayed, on the target
- computer press ALT+F4 to exit from INTERLNK.
-
- ATTENTION: You must press Alt+F4 to exit from the
- INTERLNK session in order for the installation process
- to complete successfully. When you have exited from
- INTERLNK, some batch files will be executed.
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