IBM Aptiva E40/E24
(250-0467/8)                 Recovery                 Faxback Doc. # 40716

Your Aptiva comes with preinstalled system and program files.  If you
accidentally erase any of these files, or if some of these files become
corrupted when you install a new program, you can recover them.  To recover
lost or corrupted files that were installed at the factory, you need the
Aptiva Product Recovery CD that came with your computer.

The preinstalled software is licensed, not sold.  the licenses to 
preinstalled software allow you to make a backup copy to prevent accidental
loss of destruction of the software.

To protect your personal data and any special system configuration, you
should make regular backups of your data and configuration files.  You will
need these backup copies if you ever need to recover your system.  The
recovery process formats the hard drive, erasing all the files there, and
then installs new copies of the system and program files on the clean
drive.

It's a good idea to duplicate the directory structure that is on your hard
drive when you make backup copies of files.  Otherwise, you need to keep 
notes about where your files belong on the hard drive.  If you ever have to
recover your system, you will need to copy your personal data and
configuration files back to their original hard drive location.

To recover the factory installed system and program files, follow these
steps:

1.  Make sure your computer is turned on.

2.  Put the Aptiva Product Recover CD into your CD-ROM drive.

3.  Turn off your computer.

4.  Wait for 30 seconds.

5.  Turn on your monitor and computer.

6.  Follow the instructions on the screen.

7.  After the Aptiva software has been reinstalled, copy your personal
    configuration and data files back into their original directories on
    the hard drive.

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