Take a look at our
ThinkPads.com HOME PAGE
For those who might want to contribute to the blog, start here: Editors Alley Topic
Then contact Bill with a Private Message
ThinkPads.com HOME PAGE
For those who might want to contribute to the blog, start here: Editors Alley Topic
Then contact Bill with a Private Message
thinkpad R50e reboot problem
-
- Posts: 5
- Joined: Fri Sep 16, 2011 9:59 am
- Location: humberston, lincolnshire UK
thinkpad R50e reboot problem
hi there, i have been trying to reboot my thinkpad R50e laptop but having problems.on start up i press the blue access ibm button,i then get a startup interupt menu with a choice of... ESC to resume normal setup, F1 to enter the IBM BIOS set up utility and F12 to choose a temporary start up service .where do i go after this ? ive also put in the cd that i burnt when i bought the laptop for rescue and recovery but it is not acknowledging it ....phhhhh..... please help !!!
-
- Admin Emeritus
- Posts: 23798
- Joined: Mon Sep 18, 2006 5:17 am
- Location: Loch Garman, Éire
Re: thinkpad R50e reboot problem
If you want to boot from that CD/DVD, at boot time select F12, then the CD/DVD drive.
Lovely day for a Guinness! (The Real Black Stuff)
Lenovo: X240, X250, T440p, T480, M900 Tiny.
PS: the old Boardroom website is still available on the Wayback Machine.
Lenovo: X240, X250, T440p, T480, M900 Tiny.
PS: the old Boardroom website is still available on the Wayback Machine.
-
- Posts: 5
- Joined: Fri Sep 16, 2011 9:59 am
- Location: humberston, lincolnshire UK
Re: thinkpad R50e reboot problem
hi there, yeah , i got to the point where it copied everything to the predesktop ...... then it told me to remove disk , power off, then power back on again and its just lead me back to the restore from a backup box on the IBM rescue and recovery with rapid restore page.... feel like i,m going round in circles !
-
- Admin Emeritus
- Posts: 23798
- Joined: Mon Sep 18, 2006 5:17 am
- Location: Loch Garman, Éire
Re: thinkpad R50e reboot problem
What are you trying to achieve?
Lovely day for a Guinness! (The Real Black Stuff)
Lenovo: X240, X250, T440p, T480, M900 Tiny.
PS: the old Boardroom website is still available on the Wayback Machine.
Lenovo: X240, X250, T440p, T480, M900 Tiny.
PS: the old Boardroom website is still available on the Wayback Machine.
-
- Posts: 5
- Joined: Fri Sep 16, 2011 9:59 am
- Location: humberston, lincolnshire UK
Re: thinkpad R50e reboot problem
trying to get back to how the comp. was when i first got it.....how do i get desktop back ..... the icons eg. pre installed stuff that came with it etc.....
-
- Admin Emeritus
- Posts: 23798
- Joined: Mon Sep 18, 2006 5:17 am
- Location: Loch Garman, Éire
Re: thinkpad R50e reboot problem
Lovely day for a Guinness! (The Real Black Stuff)
Lenovo: X240, X250, T440p, T480, M900 Tiny.
PS: the old Boardroom website is still available on the Wayback Machine.
Lenovo: X240, X250, T440p, T480, M900 Tiny.
PS: the old Boardroom website is still available on the Wayback Machine.
-
- Posts: 5
- Joined: Fri Sep 16, 2011 9:59 am
- Location: humberston, lincolnshire UK
Re: thinkpad R50e reboot problem
hi.... i only have one disk and that is what i burned on the day i got the computer when it advises you to do so in case you need to start all over again ........on that link it says that you need a few disks ????
-
- Similar Topics
- Replies
- Views
- Last post
-
- 3 Replies
- 2511 Views
-
Last post by kfzhu1229
Mon Sep 25, 2023 2:16 pm
-
- 4 Replies
- 3094 Views
-
Last post by SMA
Fri Oct 13, 2023 5:49 pm
-
- 1 Replies
- 6770 Views
-
Last post by robinadams
Fri Dec 15, 2023 12:05 pm
-
-
Strange T480 Shift lock problem.
by unified11 » Mon Feb 05, 2024 7:17 pm » in ThinkPad T430-T490 / T530-T590 Series - 1 Replies
- 279 Views
-
Last post by ZaZ
Mon Feb 05, 2024 10:52 pm
-
Who is online
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 33 guests