Specialkeysandbuttons
Yourcomputerhasseveralspecialkeysandbuttons.
ThinkVantagebutton
YoucanusetheThinkVantagebuttontointerruptthestartupsequenceofyourcomputerandstartthe
RescueandRecoveryworkspace,whichrunsindependentlyoftheWindowsoperatingsystemandishidden
fromit.IfWindowsisnotrunningproperly,youmayneedtodothefollowing:
•Getthecurrentsysteminformation.
•RescuealefromyourWindowsenvironmentorrestoreback-uples,providedyouhavemadebackups
byuseoftheRescueandRecoveryprogram.
•CongureyourcomputerorstarttheBIOSSetupUtility.
AllthiscanbeachievedfromtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace.Turnonthecomputer,then,whilethe
“Tointerruptnormalstartup,presstheblueThinkVantagebutton”messageisdisplayedatthelower-leftof
thescreen,presstheThinkVantagebutton.TheRescueandRecoveryscreenopens.
Numerickeypad
Thekeyboardhaskeysthat,whenenabled,workasa10-keynumerickeypad.
Toenableordisablethenumerickeypad,pressandholdShiftorFnandthenpressNmLk(F10).
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