ThinkPad T430 - Special Keys and Buttons; Thinkvantage Button

•TakeadvantageofthenetworkingfeaturesbyuseoftheAccessConnectionsprogram.
•Tolearnmoreaboutusingthewirelessfeaturesofyourcomputer,referto“Wirelessconnections”on
page32.
•Totravelmorecondently,besuretocheckthetipsin“Travelingwithyourcomputer”onpage47.
•PressFn+F5,orusethewirelessradioswitchtoenableordisablethewirelessfeatures.
Needtogivepresentationsorattachanexternalmonitoroften?
•UsethePresentationDirectorprogramtosetupapresentation.
•Makesurethatyoufollowtheprocedureinthetopic“Attachinganexternalmonitor”onpage36
.
•UsetheExtenddesktopfunction,youcandisplayoutputonboththecomputerdisplayandtheexternal
monitor.
Needtoattachorreplaceadevice?
•SeeChapter6“Replacingdevices”onpage69
formoreinformationaboutreplacingthedevicesof
yourcomputer.
•SeeChapter7“Enhancingyourcomputer”onpage99formoreinformationaboutenhancingthefeatures
ofyourcomputer.
Youhavebeenusingyourcomputerforsometimealready,anditisgettingslower?
•Readthetopic“Generaltipsforpreventingproblems”onpage131
.
•Diagnoseproblemsyourselfbyusingthepreinstalleddiagnosticsoftware.
•Alsorecoverytoolisprovidedonyourcomputerharddiskorsolidstatedrive.Formoreinformation,
seeChapter5“Recoveryoverview”onpage63.
Printthefollowingsectionsandkeepthemwithyourcomputerincaseyouareunabletoaccessthis
onlinehelpwhennecessary.
•“Installinganewoperatingsystem”onpage111
•“Computerstopsresponding”onpage137
•“Powerproblems”onpage150
Specialkeysandbuttons
Yourcomputerhasseveralspecialkeysandbuttonstohelpyouworkmoreeasilyandeffectively.
ThinkVantagebutton
TheblueThinkVantagebuttonhelpsyouinmanysituationswhenyourcomputerisworkingeithernormally
ornot.
Whenyourcomputerisworkingnormally,presstheblueThinkVantagebuttontolaunchtheSimpleTap
program.
YoualsocanusetheThinkVantagebuttontointerruptthestartupsequenceofyourcomputerandstartthe
RescueandRecoveryworkspace,whichrunsindependentlyoftheWindowsoperatingsystemandishidden
fromit.Inthissituation,youmightneedtodothefollowing:
•Getthecurrentsysteminformation.
•RescuealefromyourWindowsenvironmentorrestoreback-uples,ifyouhavemadebackupsbyuse
oftheRescueandRecoveryprogram.
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