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Symptom
or
error
FRU
or
action,
in
sequence
1810
Hard
disk
partition
layout
error
1.
If
the
Access
IBM
Predesktop
Area
has
been
previously
disabled,
then
go
the
the
IBM
BIOS
Setup
Utility
by
pressing
F1
to
open
the
IBM
BIOS
Setup
Utility.
Select
Security->IBM
Predesktop
Area->
Access
IBM
Predesktop
Area.
Set
this
item
to
Disabled.
Save
and
exit.
2.
If
the
Access
IBM
Predesktop
Area
has
not
been
previously
disabled,
press
Enter
to
load
Access
IBM
Predesktop
Area.
Then
run
RECOVER
TO
FACTORY
CONTENTS
in
Access
IBM
Predesktop
Area.
3.
If
item
2
failed,
press
F3
in
welcome
screen
in
RECOVER
TO
FACTORY
CONTENTS
.
Run
FDISK,
and
then
delete
all
partitions.
Run
RECOVER
TO
FACTORY
CONTENTS
in
Access
IBM
Predesktop
Area
again.
4.
If
item
3
failed,
select
CD-ROM
boot
in
Startup
in
Access
IBM
Predesktop
Area.
Boot
from
Recovery
CD
and
perform
full
recovery
from
it.
5.
If
item
4
failed,
replace
the
hard-disk
drive.
Symptom-to-FRU
index
ThinkPad
X40
63