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IBM ThinkPad® I Series 1400 and 1500 Notebook Computers

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Creating a Windows 98 Startup Disk

A Windows 98 startup disk serves as an emergency boot disk should the
operating system fail to load. The startup disk also contains tools you can

use to troubleshoot boot problems.

A.

 

Click the Start button on the Taskbar, point to 

Settings

, and click

Control Panel

.

B.

 

Double click the 

Add/Remove Programs

 icon. From the Add/Remove

Programs Properties screen, click 

Startup Disk

.

C.

 

Insert a blank floppy disk into your notebook’s floppy drive, then click
the 

Create Disk

 button.

D.

 

After the startup disk is created, close all windows and restart your
computer with the startup disk in the drive to verify it works.

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Summary of Contents for IBM ThinkPad I Series

Page 1: ...500 Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 2 IBM ThinkPad 1400 and 1500 Notebooks 2 3 Formatting a New Hard Drive 3 4 Creating a Windows 98 Startup Disk 4 Alltrademarksorregisteredtrademarkslistedinthisdocumentbelongtotheirrespectiveowners 2000SimpleTechnology Partnumber STCD CPHD xxxx www simpletech com Hard Drive Quick Start Guide IBM ThinkPad I Series 1400 and 1500 Notebook Computers ...

Page 2: ...ries bar above the keyboard D Locate and remove the two screws holding the keyboard in place E Find the tab located directly above the AC adapter plug the AC adapter plug is located on the back of the IBM TP Pull out this tab F Gently lift up the keyboard and place it on the palm rest G Locate the silver plate covering the hard drive Then remove the three screws securing the silver plate and remov...

Page 3: ...Boot from a startup disk Then at the DOS prompt type FDISK and press the Enter key B When prompted about creating a partition over 2 GB answer Yes Older versions of FDISK do not ask this question C When the menu appears select 1 Create DOS partition or Logical DOS Drive and press Enter D When prompted select 1 Create Primary DOS Partition and press Enter E When prompted either press Enter to accep...

Page 4: ...1 Year Limited Product Warranty commences on the purchasedateappearingonthepurchasereceipt SimpleTechnologywillhavenoliabilityforProductreturnedifSimpleTechnologydeterminesthattheclaimeddefecta isnotpresent orb is attributable to misuse improper installation alteration includingremovingorobliteratinglabels ormishandling after original shipment from SimpleTechnology Subject to the preceding limitat...

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