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    Guys, do you have recovery disc with original box?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by t40-t61, Jul 31, 2007.

  1. t40-t61

    t40-t61 Notebook Geek

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    ??????????
     
    t40-t61, Jul 31, 2007
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    zpzgclan Notebook Consultant

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    no did you get yours??
     
    zpzgclan, Jul 31, 2007
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    the laptops dont come with a recovery disk. they have a recovery partition. when you get the laptop you have the option of burning the recovery dvd's from the thinkvantages tools.

    You can also call up ibm and try to get them to send you a set
     
    panteedropper, Jul 31, 2007
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    vespoli 402 NBR Reviewer

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    They don't mail out disks; you have to make your own as mentioned.

    If you call Lenovo within 30 days they should send you a set for free. After that it cost something.
     
    vespoli, Jul 31, 2007
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  5. t40-t61

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    I have this information when I looked up my FRU.
    42V9501 43T8112 VISTA BUSINESS 64 BIT RECOVERY DISC YES
     
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    I have another strange thing
    There is no part # or FRU # for LCD in my online parts look-up
     
    t40-t61, Jul 31, 2007
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    And many, many, many times at that.

    The FRU that comes in your order list means nothing. You need to enter the lookup page that we have in the ThinkPad Sticky which allows you to enter your laptop's serial number and model. Then, you'll find the relevant FRU's to look up.
     
    Playmaker, Jul 31, 2007
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    Yes, I exactly as you said (s/n and model #). the only differenct is the serial number is from shipping notice.
     
    t40-t61, Jul 31, 2007
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    they did not even bother to ship a Vista Anytime upgrade DVD with my T61. Talk about sloppy job. hehehe
     
    the_passenger, Jul 31, 2007
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    it seems like all the people who are getting thinkpads now a days are not getting it. you can do evil things with the anytime upgrade dvd i guess.
     
    panteedropper, Jul 31, 2007
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