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| − | Also known as the HPA (Hidden Protected Area), this is a special area on your harddisk, usually hidden to partitioning tools, that includes all the software and data needed to recover the preloaded state of the ThinkPad.
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| − | The PreDesktop area was introduced with the R/T/X 40 series of ThinkPads and is present on the preinstalled harddisks of all ThinkPads shipped by IBM since then.
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| − | ==How to remove it==
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| − | There's a BIOS setting in my T42p. After disabling the PreDesktop Area, it's possible to remove the partition with standard tools. i.e. fdisk, mkfs, ...
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| − | ==Related links==
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| − | *[http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-46023 Predesktop Area white paper]
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| − | *[http://www-3.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-46025 Predesktop Aministrator Utility (DOS)]
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| − | *[http://webstore.ansi.org/ansidocstore/product.asp?sku=ANSI+INCITS+346-2001 Protected Area Run Time Interface Extension Services (PARTIES) ANSI INCITS 346-2001 ($18)]
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