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    I Just Got My R61 (Now how can I reformat it to get rid of all the junk)

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by 4exercise, Aug 1, 2007.

  1. 4exercise

    4exercise Notebook Enthusiast

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    I just got my R61, and am super excited about the computer, less excited about how little stuff it came with. I got the Nvidia 140M card in it and there is nothing (decals/manuals) that says it exists outside of the system components window. I also hate all the crap it came with preloaded, I don't want a trial microsoft office, AOL, or lenovo shopping ads on the computer, but guess what, it didn't even come with re format disks!

    Do I have to download them somewhere? Does that mean I'm out of luck with an operating system? I don't understand how they would let me get an OS back once I delete it off my computer, when no disk is included.


    On top of that, the manuals are missing a lot of stuff (or it is really hard to find) I am interested in learning more about.
     
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    zpzgclan Notebook Consultant

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    hey how much was you total price?
     
    zpzgclan, Aug 1, 2007
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    I think it was like $1250, and I did pay later on it too.
     
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    How long did it take to get it from the time you ordered?
     
    skyghene, Aug 1, 2007
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