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    All of the sudden the blue "ThinkVantage" button is not working on startup.

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by BNHabs, Nov 15, 2008.

  1. BNHabs

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    All of the sudden, the ThinkVantage button is not working on startup. I click it and nothing happens. It's not broken because it brings up the menu when I click it when my computer is on. What could've happened!
     
    BNHabs, Nov 15, 2008
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    Malfunction of ThinkVantage button on boot may come from:
    -No Rescue & Recovery software
    -If there is Rescue & Recovery software, it didn't recognize the recovery partition, somehow.
    -Recovery partition may be accidentally deleted.
     
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    Oops, sorry I forget what it did. I thought it makes your computer go into BIOS. Lol, sorry about that. How do I get to Safe Mode?
     
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    Press F8 on boot up for safe mode ;)
     
    visiom88, Nov 15, 2008
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    I pressed F8 and it did not boot up in safe mode. Why is this?
     
    BNHabs, Nov 16, 2008
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    correct! ;)
     
    zerosource, Nov 16, 2008
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    Read my post guys.. It does work, I made a mistake..
     
    BNHabs, Nov 16, 2008
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