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    For the LOVE OF GOD HOW do I factory restore my T61?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by darkdss, Oct 30, 2008.

  1. darkdss

    darkdss Notebook Consultant

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    I CAN'T FIGURE OUT THIS CRAPPY THINKVANTAGE SOFTWARE.
    Someone please help me...

    I created some recovery media but... what do I do with them? I tried booting off them and no dice.

    How the hell do I restore this comp to factory default? Isn't there some button?
     
    darkdss, Oct 30, 2008
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  2. ahl395

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    There should be an OS recovery disk that you got with the computer. Its not a disk you can make. Find that disk, boot from it, then select overwrite OS/Reformat and it will factory restore.

    No, there isnt a button. If there was, you would accidently hit it and loose all data, imagine that. :p
     
    ahl395, Oct 30, 2008
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  3. darkdss

    darkdss Notebook Consultant

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    HOLY **** ALL I NEEDED TO DO WAS HIT F11 at the Lenovo Boot screen.

    Then I could simply pick FACTORY RESTORE.

    Why didn't someone tell me this earlier? AHHHHHHHH
     
    darkdss, Oct 30, 2008
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    LOL :D
    Maybe they wanted to get you all huffed up first :p
     
    elijahRW, Oct 30, 2008
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    Oh, sorry. I didnt know about the F11 option... :( :eek:
     
    ahl395, Oct 30, 2008
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    so wonder why people from hp and dell came to answer this question about t61?
     
    zerosource, Oct 30, 2008
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