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Finding information with the Access IBM button Access IBM The blue Access IBM button can help you in many situations when your computer is working normally, and even when it is not. At your desktop, press the Access IBM button to open ThinkVantage™ Productivity Center. ThinkVantage Productivity Center is your on-board computer help center that brings you informative illustrations and easy-to-follow instructions for getting started and staying productive. You can also use the Access IBM button to interrupt the startup sequence of your computer and start the ThinkVantage Rescue and Recovery™ workspace. Use the Rescue and Recovery workspace to do the following: v Get essential system information. v Troubleshoot problems using diagnostics. v Restore your backups, assuming you have made backups using the Rescue and Recovery program. v Start the BIOS Setup Utility where you can view and change BIOS settings. v Start a utility that enables you to change your startup sequence. Some of the topics in your help system contain brief video clips that show you how to perform certain tasks, such as replacing your battery, inserting a PC Card, or upgrading your memory. Use the controls shown to play, pause, © Lenovo 2005. Portions © IBM Corp. 2005. xix

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Finding
information
with
the
Access
IBM
button
Access IBM
The
blue
Access
IBM
button
can
help
you
in
many
situations
when
your
computer
is
working
normally,
and
even
when
it
is
not.
At
your
desktop,
press
the
Access
IBM
button
to
open
ThinkVantage
™
Productivity
Center.
ThinkVantage
Productivity
Center
is
your
on-board
computer
help
center
that
brings
you
informative
illustrations
and
easy-to-follow
instructions
for
getting
started
and
staying
productive.
You
can
also
use
the
Access
IBM
button
to
interrupt
the
startup
sequence
of
your
computer
and
start
the
ThinkVantage
Rescue
and
Recovery
™
workspace.
Use
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
workspace
to
do
the
following:
v
Get
essential
system
information.
v
Troubleshoot
problems
using
diagnostics.
v
Restore
your
backups,
assuming
you
have
made
backups
using
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
program.
v
Start
the
BIOS
Setup
Utility
where
you
can
view
and
change
BIOS
settings.
v
Start
a
utility
that
enables
you
to
change
your
startup
sequence.
Some
of
the
topics
in
your
help
system
contain
brief
video
clips
that
show
you
how
to
perform
certain
tasks,
such
as
replacing
your
battery,
inserting
a
PC
Card,
or
upgrading
your
memory.
Use
the
controls
shown
to
play,
pause,
©
Lenovo
2005.
Portions
©
IBM
Corp.
2005.
xix