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    ThinkVantage not working at System Startup

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by drandazzo, Aug 19, 2007.

  1. drandazzo

    drandazzo Newbie

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    Hi, I did a clean guide install and followed the instructions on this forum and it worked perfectly. Initially I performed a Vista x64 install, and then created the image as kept it for safe keeping. - ThinkVantage at this stage had been working when I installed Rescue and Recovery Program.

    Problem occured - when I again did a clean guide install but this time installed Vista x86, I installed Rescue and Recovery program and when I select the ThinkVantage button a bootmenu (blue menu) will appear, but it does not give me the option to proceed to Restore and Recovery (or even the F11 option).

    I decided to restore my system to factory setting - and ThinkVantage would then work again - the recovery partition is still active. I can boot from a Startup CD created and proceed to restore and recovery and do a full system restore to factory default.

    Problem only occurs when I do a clean guide install with Vista x86. And then install Rescue and Recovery, it just refuses to boot it up on restart. I then used the ThinkVantage administration tools to fix the MBR, this made little or no difference, again attempted to reinstall Resue and Recovery, and ThinkVantage will not work on reboot.

    Any suggestions?? - Such as a program which will initiate a bootloader to bring up a menu or initiate Rescue and Recovery - another program I am possibly missing, or an incorrect step?

    Thanks,
    Dan
     
    drandazzo, Aug 19, 2007
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  2. dbe2007

    dbe2007 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yes - you have two options:
    • Use the recovery discs you created to restore the system to factory state, then repeat the clean install process (I prefer the Base Software Administrator method, but you could use any other way).
    • Install GRUB or LILO - both are open source boot managers mostly associated with Linux. You will have access to the hidden recovery partition, but unfortunately not through that dedicated ThinkVantage button.

    HTH,
    Daniel
     
    dbe2007, Aug 21, 2007
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  3. sp00n

    sp00n Notebook Deity

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    sp00n, Aug 21, 2007
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