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    HDD installation discs

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by Y4NK335, Jul 9, 2009.

  1. Y4NK335

    Y4NK335 Notebook Geek

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    I started trying to create my product recovery discs for my Lenovo t400, which from what I read, is only 3 discs but I am up to my 7th or 8th burnt disc. I am doing something wrong or can it simply be that the discs are too small
    for all the data? I just received the computer today so it is basic factory settings, nothing has been installed.

    It simply just keeps asking to insert blank disc/cd # 6 - 7 - 8, etc.

    EDIT: After the 8th disc I just canceled it and figured I would retry, now there is no options under "select the recordable drive:"
     
    Y4NK335, Jul 9, 2009
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  2. DelfinoM

    DelfinoM Notebook Enthusiast

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    For my T500 it took one CD for the first "start recovery disc" and 2 DVDs(4 gigs or so each) for the disc 1 and 2, while using pretty much almost all of the second disc. So if your using CDs it may need a bunch of em.
     
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  3. Y4NK335

    Y4NK335 Notebook Geek

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    ahh damn. I stopped the process and was 8 CD's in that hold 497MB each. Guess I'm going to need more.
     
    Y4NK335, Jul 9, 2009
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  4. DelfinoM

    DelfinoM Notebook Enthusiast

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    Just get some DVD-Rs.
     
    DelfinoM, Jul 9, 2009
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  5. Y4NK335

    Y4NK335 Notebook Geek

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    Problem is I did not upgrade to the DVD writer, just the base model burner.
     
    Y4NK335, Jul 9, 2009
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    antskip Notebook Deity

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    I found I needed 13 CD's.
     
    antskip, Jul 9, 2009
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  7. DelfinoM

    DelfinoM Notebook Enthusiast

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    Nevermind.
     
    DelfinoM, Jul 9, 2009
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