thinkvantage button not working at startup

[kz205]

When I press the Thinkvantage button during startup, I am taken to the setup page for BIOS things rather than the recovery mode.

What I did previously was to use disk manager in vista to create a partition and install ubuntu. However, I left both service partitions(the S and Q drives by default) untouched and I can still see that these exist in Computer.

Is there any way that I can access the recovery mode now to reformat and install the original factory software and settings?

[hatbrox]

same problem with when I reinstall windows XP after splitting the C drive into 2 partitions.

but I don't care, I don't think I'll ever need this anyway. I only needed this tool 3 times in 7 years of thinkpad usage.

If you really need it one day, use the CD, it's the same.

[andyP Community SuperMod]

kz205, welcome to the forum,

my guess is that there have been changes made to the mbr causing the button not to work. You could try using the R&R repair diskette to get it working again.

[kz205]

The problem is that lenovo puts all the recovery stuff inside the laptop itself on a separate partition. They don't supply any recovery disks.

[andyP Community SuperMod]

On the page I linked to you can download files which will enable you to create a bootable floppy. If you don't have a floppy drive, try borrowing one.