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Information about hard disk capacity

Instead of providing a recovery CD or a Windows

CD with your computer, IBM

provides simpler

methods of accomplishing the tasks typically associated with these CDs. The files and programs for

these alternative methods are on your hard disk, which eliminates having to locate misplaced CDs and

problems associated with using an incorrect CD version.

The complete backup of all the files and programs that IBM preinstalled on your computer resides in a

hidden section, or partition, of the hard disk. Although hidden, the backups in the partition consume

hard disk space. Therefore, when checking the capacity of your hard disk according to Windows, you

might note that the total capacity of the disk appears to be smaller than anticipated. This discrepancy is

explained by the contents of the hidden partition.

For more information about recovering your hard disk to the original preinstalled contents refer to your

on-system help source, Access IBM. Press the blue Access IBM button or click the Access IBM icon on

your desktop, and then browse the Learn section for various topics that cover backing up and

recovering.

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