in ThinkPad: T400 / T500 and newer T series Laptops https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/ThinkPad-T400-T500-and-newer-T-series-Laptops/Wiping-entire-drive-including-partitions-and-reinstalling-Win7-from-upgrade-disc/m-p/191313 ThinkPad: T400 / T500 and newer T series Laptops topics Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:30:42 +0000 tp01_en <![CDATA[ ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1300/191313/191313 Hello everyone. I've browsed around here before and this forum seems like a great resource for info, so I finally registered. I have a question that may have been answered, but I've not found a plain concise summary, so here we go:

 

I tend to be one who reformats more often then n ]]> Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:30:42 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1300/191313/191313 DavidT400 <![CDATA[ Re: Wiping entire drive (including partitions) and reinstalling Win7 (from upgrade disc) ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1300/191313/191936 Hi there

 

> is it possible to reformat the entire hard drive ( including the partitions Servicev003 and Lenovo (D: ) ),

> and install everything from the beginning while retaining all current Lenovo functionality?

 

The recovery procedure is "smart&quo ]]> Fri, 08 Jan 2010 20:19:15 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1300/191313/191936 blue_z <![CDATA[ Re: Wiping entire drive (including partitions) and reinstalling Win7 (from upgrade disc) ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1300/191313/192737 Hey, welcome to the forums.

 

I am just like you - i wipe it all far too often :-)

 

This is my first Thinkpad - a T500. Without any guidance the first thing I did when i got it was to boot the machine, burn the restore discs and then wipe it... quickly followed by an i ]]> Mon, 11 Jan 2010 21:23:31 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1300/191313/192737 sierra42