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How to get into the Dos prompt at reboot for the IBM ThinkPad 2645?

I want to format the hard-drive for this IBM ThinkPad 2645, but I can't seem to get a dos prompt when I reboot. I don't see a selection there that says "DOS Prompt" by itself. I do see "SafeMode with Dos Prompt", but that just scrolls up text, and doesn't allow me to do anything. Is there some other way to get to the Dos Prompt so that I can type in the command to format the hard-drive?

Thanks,

Vince J.

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  • IceCake
    IceCake Dec 22, 2007

    Thanks for the quick reply Adee. :)

    I have Xp Pro Installed on this laptop. I have a windows cd as well, but when I insert it and reboot, the computer restarts itself before it even gets to the point where I can select to do a clean install. It does read from the cd and acts as if it's about to about to go through with the install process, however, at some point it just reboots. So, I was trying to get into the dos prompt so that I could wipe the hard-drive manually. I think it's because there isn't enough hard-drive space available to reinstall XP. There just little over 1gb of space there.

    Some files and programs are there which I can't delete or uninstall for some reason, so I need to go the dos route to clear everything out and start fresh.

    Do you have a direct link for the actual bootdisk from that website? There's a lot of stuff listed there, just want to be sure I download the correct program to get me into dos.

    Thanks for you help. :)

  • IceCake
    IceCake Dec 22, 2007

    Adee, changing the boot sequence in the bios to have the cdrom as the first device, did not work, it still does the same thing, reboots a little while into the install process.

    That other link you provided requires 6 six floppies to get into the dos prompt, I don't have a floppy on my computer, nor is there one on this ThinkPad, at least as far as I can tell.

    @Guest,

    Using the dos prompt from within XP via the run option doesn't work either, I've tried that several times.

    I'm gonna take a break now, I've been at this all day. Any other suggestions, feel free to post them, I appreciate the help tremendously. :)

    I'll keep you all updated on what ever progress is being made.

    Vince J.

  • alihasnain81 Feb 23, 2009

    I want to install the windows on IBM ThinkPad 2645, but I can't seem to get a dos prompt when I reboot. I don't see a selection there that says "DOS Prompt" by itself. I do see "SafeMode with Dos Prompt", but that just scrolls up text, and doesn't allow me to do anything. Is there some other way to get to the Dos Prompt so i install the window. Before currapted the window it was window xp. my laptop not boot from CD and i don't know either the problem of boot option or bootable CD.

  • courser9 May 16, 2009

    I need to get to dos on my IBM to reformat all I can find is BOIS

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You can get dos prompt even on windows XP. just click start-Run.enter cmd.exe. you will get to see command prompt is that you want.. Enjoy !

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Vince,
First of all, What operating system do you have on this machine?
If it's Win98, you can get DOS.
If it's WinXP, you will have to make a bootable CD to get into the DOS prompt.
Check out this link :
http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm

You can also get into the setup from CD, by changing the boot sequence from BIOS. (If the installation CD that you have is a bootable CD)

Hope this helps.

Thanks & Good luck!

Posted on Dec 22, 2007

  • Aditi Jain Dec 22, 2007

    Alright, Here's the link for Windows XP Pro Boot disk :

    http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/detai...

    But, I think it's better if you change the boot sequence by going into BIOS. And then restart the machine with CD. you can then enter setup and install windows on it.

    You can get into IBM BIOS by pressing F1 key when your turn the machine on.

    Make CD Drive to boot first and then insert CD, restart machine.

    Try it and let me know.

    Hope this helps!

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That unit it about 10 years old.
Unfortunately, you cannot upgrade the CPU (processor)

The RAM is a standard 100MHz non-parity SDRAM SODIMM. The 2645 can use 128MB DIMMS for 160MB maximum. It has 32MB internal and two slots.

The hard drive size is limited by the BIOS. Any standard 2.5" hard drive should work, but may show as limited size, maybe 20GB.

Get a PCMCIA modem.

If you found a docking station for this unit, you'd be in better shape. Like I said, it's 10 years old. It won't be easy.


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