•Getthecurrentsysteminformation.
•RescuealefromyourWindowsenvironmentorr estoreback-uples,providedyouhavemadebackups
byuseoftheRescueandRecoveryprogram.
•CongureyourcomputerorstarttheThinkPadSetup.
AllthesecanbeachievedfromtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace.Turnonthecomputer;then,whilethe
“Tointerruptnormalstartup,presstheblueThinkVantagebutton”messageisdisplayedatthelower-leftof
thescreen,presstheThinkVantagebutton.TheRescueandRecoveryprogramopens.
Functionkeycombinations
Bysettingthefunctionkeys,youcanchangeoperationalfeaturesinstantly.T ousethisfunction,pressand
holdtheFnkey1,thenpressoneofthefunctionkeys2.
Powerconservation
•Fn+F2
Lockyourcomputer.Alternatively,aquickpressofthepowerbuttonwillalsolockyourcomputer.
•Fn+F3
SelectapowerplanthathasbeencreatedbyPowerManager,oradjustthepowerlevelbyusingthe
slidercontrol.Whenyoupr essthiscombinationofbuttons,apanelforselectingapowerplanoradjusting
thepowerlevelappears.
•Fn+F4
Putyourcomputerinsleepmode.Toreturntonormaloperation,presstheFnkeyonly,withoutpressinga
functionkey.
Note:Ifyouwanttousethecombinationtoputthecomputerintohibernationmodeordo-nothing
mode,changethesettingsinPowerManager.
Switchingadisplayoutputlocation
•Fn+F7
Switchbetweenthecomputerdisplayandanexternalmonitor.Windowswillshowthesedisplayoptions:
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