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Solving computer problems 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 "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: 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 ThinkPad support site. v Troubleshoot and diagnose problems using diagnostics. In the top panel of the Rescue and Recovery workspace, you can click the following to open other pages or exit the utility: Events Viewer provides general information about application, security, and system events. It also provides error and warning information for each event. System Information enables you to see key hardware and software information about your computer. This information might be valuable when trying to diagnose problems. Chapter 2. Solving computer problems 27

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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
“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:
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
ThinkPad
support
site.
v
Troubleshoot
and
diagnose
problems
using
diagnostics.
In
the
top
panel
of
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
workspace,
you
can
click
the
following
to
open
other
pages
or
exit
the
utility:
Events
Viewer
provides
general
information
about
application,
security,
and
system
events.
It
also
provides
error
and
warning
information
for
each
event.
System
Information
enables
you
to
see
key
hardware
and
software
information
about
your
computer.
This
information
might
be
valuable
when
trying
to
diagnose
problems.
Solving
computer
problems
Chapter
2.
Solving
computer
problems
27