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Solving computer problems problem. Starting the Rescue and Recovery workspace is easy. To open Rescue and Recovery, do the following: 1. Turn off your PC, then turn it on again. 2. Watch the screen carefully while your PC starts. When the "To interrupt normal startup, press the blue Access IBM button" message is displayed at the lower left of the screen, press the blue Access IBM button. The Rescue and Recovery workspace opens. A window such as this will appear: Note: The window may differ on some models. 3. After the Rescue and Recovery workspace opens, you can do the following: v Rescue and Restore your files, folders, or backups. v Configure your system settings and passwords. v Communicate by using the internet and link to the support site. v Troubleshoot and diagnose problems using diagnostics. If you are using the ThinkPad T41/T41p Series computer, you can select from the following icons: v Start setup utility opens the BIOS Setup Utility program. v Recover to factory contents erases all files on primary partition--the C drive--and installs the software contents present when your PC was manufactured.) Chapter 2. Solving computer problems 29

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problem.
Starting
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
workspace
is
easy.
To
open
Rescue
and
Recovery,
do
the
following:
1.
Turn
off
your
PC,
then
turn
it
on
again.
2.
Watch
the
screen
carefully
while
your
PC
starts.
When
the
To
interrupt
normal
startup,
press
the
blue
Access
IBM
button
message
is
displayed
at
the
lower
left
of
the
screen,
press
the
blue
Access
IBM
button.
The
Rescue
and
Recovery
workspace
opens.
A
window
such
as
this
will
appear:
Note:
The
window
may
differ
on
some
models.
3.
After
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
workspace
opens,
you
can
do
the
following:
v
Rescue
and
Restore
your
files,
folders,
or
backups.
v
Configure
your
system
settings
and
passwords.
v
Communicate
by
using
the
internet
and
link
to
the
support
site.
v
Troubleshoot
and
diagnose
problems
using
diagnostics.
If
you
are
using
the
ThinkPad
T41/T41p
Series
computer,
you
can
select
from
the
following
icons:
v
Start
setup
utility
opens
the
BIOS
Setup
Utility
program.
v
Recover
to
factory
contents
erases
all
files
on
primary
partition--the
C
drive--and
installs
the
software
contents
present
when
your
PC
was
manufactured.)
Solving
computer
problems
Chapter
2.
Solving
computer
problems
29