T400 Bezel/ThinkVantage button region

Hey guys,
Just got a T400! and its glorious!
I do have one issue though, the thinkvantage button bezel/thing is actually kinda wavy/puffing up. I called TP customer support, and they were very helpful, and are getting my computer shipped to them...is there an easier fix? IS it a keyboard issue (one where i dont have to send my machine back??) Thanks for the input!

Hey guugle, mind posting a step by step or a photo of how u did it. I checked under my keyboard the other day, and all tats underneath it is the direct wire...no foamy bits..

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T400 ThinkVantage Button doesn't work

Hey, I have a problem with the ThinkVantage Button. I was plan to use Powerquest PartitionMagic 8.0 to create a new partition from my C driver. However, instead of create a new partition I lost the Lenovo driver. After that I realize my ThinkVantage Button doesn’t work anymore. I tried to use Disk Management to refund the lost driver, but it pop out some warning like this “The operation failed to complete because the Disk Managemen console view is not up-to-date.” Could anybody tell me how to make my ThinkVantage Button work again? Thank you very much. System:T400Core 2 Duo 2,26 GHz2 GB DDR3Windows Vista home basic 32x Sorry for my English. Greeting and thanks

Hello nivek, welcome to Lenovo forums!
I think you have messed up your R&R partition, with Pmagic Use gparted instead, it will recognise the R&R partition.
Is your windows installtion already working?
Try the master boot repair kit mentioned by AndyP here.
I would also suggest to call support, for your recovery discs, cause the create R&R disc function seem also down.
Perhaps only a fresh installation, from these discs, would bring back your Blue Button function in your case.
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How can I get ThinkVantage button working again? (after a full HD rebuild)

WindowsXP Pro, ThinkPad T60 (2007-F4G / UT0F4UK)
Hi
How do I get my Thinkvantage button working again?
Background:
I had a virus attack and as a precaution I zero-ed my ENTIRE hard disk (using KillDisk). I have managed to re-install most things, including I now have an icon on the taskbar called "Launch Lenovo ThinkVantage Toolbox". However I would prefer it to be fired up by my pressing the (blue) ThinkVantage button at the top of my keyboard.
I have refused point blank to pay the (outrageous) price of GBP 40.00 for Lenovo to send me a CD with Windows etc on it, but have managed (eventually) to rebuild the entire disk driver by driver until the ThinkVantage Toolbox thing (version 6.0.5449.31) could take over and bring my drivers up to date when I Update my system.
(It's just that they may have gone in incorrectly??)
Is there something I should have done during installation.
Ship

Hi Ship,
1. Install these for thinkvantage button:-
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/MIGR-62850.html
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/MIGR-68000.html
Hope it helps.
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Fn shortcuts and blue thinkvantage button not working

The Fn+F2, Fn+F5, and Fn+F8 shortcuts are not working on my computer, yet the Fn+F3 and Fn+F4 shortcuts are working. The other ones used work as well but now aren't and I'm not sure why. They blue Thinkvantage button up by the volume also used to work and is no longer working as well. Any ideas as to how I get them to work again?

I thought this was the one place I could rely on for answers, but I guess not. I have given up hope.
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Thinkvantage button not working at startup

Hi. I have the same problem with thinkvantage button.
`story`
My pc is a z61m and I was install Win server 2003, but now I need to restore factory default.
And now i have W2k3, MBR and original EISA partition on the drive, but not working F11 on startup or if i push the thinkvantage button i can choose only:
ESC to resume normal startup
F1 to enter BIOS
F12 to choose a temporary startup device/
Some time ago you give the link, I was download and make `MBR repair` but no any changes.
Can you heelp me, please, what I need to do, to diagnostic and really repair thinkvantage resque and recovery startup button/function.
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Hi and welcome to the forum!
Give this a go:- http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-54483
You will need to create bootable CD or floppy, this is different than MBR repair. Alternatively, you can use recovery discs provided that you created them in the factory installed OS.
Last resort would be to order the discs from lenovo for a fee.
Hope this helps.
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Restrict access to buttons, regions, etc. on a per user basis?

My application restricts access to buttons, regions, etc. on a per user basis.
Here is my application logic...
1. A User can only edit items they own.
2. A Super-User can edit all items
So, when a user logs in, I use a post-authentication process to set the user ID to an application level item.
Now, for example, to have an edit button display on a page, I need to check the item's owner ID against the application level user ID...and check to see if this user is on the Super User list via a query.(which could be set to another application level item upon login...I guess)
Question...What is the best way to do this? Conditional display? Authorization scheme?
Would something like the following work for a Conditional Display?
Condition: SQL Expression
&USER_ID.=&P6_ITEM_OWNER_ID. OR USER_ID in (select USER_ID from table where USER_ID=&USER_ID.)
How would I do this with an Authorization Scheme? (I like the idea of updating the logic in single location...but I'm not sure if it is possible because I have to check PX_OWNER_ID would be different on each page.)

Hi Denes,
Thanks for your code which allows user to edit (if authorized) and view (if not).
But some how - I do not get the image to show up - instead it show a small underline.
From SQL point of view - here is what I get - when i run the sql
'<img src="/i/ed-item.gif">',2,CR TEST,,,,dune2.cit.cornell.edu,CRDMTEST.CIT.CORNELL.EDU,PSPROD,,,CRDMTEST
Here is my wrap_image function
create or replace function wrap_image(p_user_name in varchar2,p_dm_name_id in number)
return varchar2 IS
v boolean := False;
ret_val varchar2(1000);
begin
dbms_output.put_line('user='||p_user_name);
dbms_output.put_line('dm_name='||p_dm_name_id);
-- Check authorization if the user is super user - return true, else if he has edit priv on dm_name_id - return true - else false
v:=ACL_DMTOOLS_DM_PRIV(p_user_name,p_dm_name_id);
if v then
ret_val := '<img src="/i/ed-item.gif">';
ret_val := ''''||ret_val||'''';
dbms_output.put_line('TRUE');
else
ret_val := '';
dbms_output.put_line('FALSE');
end if;
return ret_val;
end;
Thanks for your great educational site.
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atul

X201 ThinkVantage button issue

Hello,
Anyone like me find the "Blue" ThinkVantage buttone doesn't after reboot the Windows. Even follow the screen informed "Press ThinkVantage for setup", it also doesn't work.
It is required to power off x201 completely and press On/Off button and ThinkVantage to take function.
In previous series x60, it have not this problem.
x201 BIOS ver. 1.36
Thanks

hey tlee,
uninstall all thinkvantage software and drivers from your unit.
then go to out support site via http://support.lenovo.com . download the latest thinkvantage software/driver and reinstall them
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Enabling ThinkVantage button after clean OS install (X230)

I'm going to install an SSD in the mSATA slot of my X230 and then do a clean install of Windows 7 x64 on it (setting the SSD to bootable and the HDD to not bootable). I'm concerned that this will render the ThinkVantage button unusable (particularly since that's what happened when I upgraded my X61s from XP to Win7). If this happens, is there a procedure for restoring its functionality? Thanks.

Because Windows is supposed to be installed differently on an SSD than on an HDD. It takes care of itself with a clean install. With a clone I have to go in and reconfigure it. I believe it's just activating TRIM and AHCI, but I'm not sure that's all.

Blue Thinkvantage button

Hi,
I had to re-install windows and now the Blue Thinkvantage button is not working.
What Lenovo softeware do i need to download to make this work again.
W700 - Win 7 x64
Thanks,
Kev

Hello Alphawave,
Now the ThinkVantage toolbox has been replaced by Lenovo Solution Center.
Kindly refer to the mentioned below post and this will resolve the issue.
http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/ThinkVantage-Technologies/How-to-make-the-ThinkVantage-blue-button-work/...
Update to us about the status.
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Lenovo ThinkVantage Button W500

Recently Installed Window 7 Pro 64 bit and the blue ThinkVantage button is no longer working. Is there a driver update for this?

Have you installed all the Thinkvantage applications from the Lenovo site? On my W500 the blue Thinkvantage button starts Lenovo Toolbox (old PC Doctor I thnk) so be sure you have that downloaded from Lenovo.

Disable ThinkVantage Button and F11

Is there a way to disable the blue thinkvantage button and f11 key restore functionality on R61 laptops? I have about 900 of the R61 Laptops in a school invironment and would prefer that a student did not perform a restore.

wgainer wrote:
And how might one disable the "Predesktop" area. Not an option in the R61
From a lurker:
"Short of removing the partition and/or replacing the boot manager, you don't disable the predesktop area. Again, the best protection mechanism to keep unwanted users out of PE is to password protect it via pe_setupmasterpwd.exe.
Alternatively, in a domain environment, recovery and restore options in PE can be hidden via GPO."
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X220 - Thinkvantage button (restore original hard drive)

Hello --
If I boot using the ThinkVantage button, there is an the option to restore the original hard drive. Will this also restore the preinstalled software (specifically, Norton antivirus)?
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it will reinstall everything that was installed on the laptop when it was shipped to you.
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ThinkVantage Button takes me to System Recovery after HDD partition

Hello,
I recently purchased a W520 with 4GB of RAM.
I bought 3 more sticks of 4GB each, installed them and everything was fine. I also shrunk the C: drive and created a new drive (D:\) from the space I saved after shrinking the volume.
When I start the laptop and want to go into the BIOS setup by pressing the blue ThinkVantage button, it does not go to the BIOS setup. Rather it goes through to the system recovery options.
What gives? How do I go to the BIOS setup?
Thank you in advance.
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Thinkvantage button no longer glowing

I recently upgraded to Windows 7 and now my Thinkvantage button has stopped lighting up its blue LED. Anyone else experiencing this?
Any drivers or firmware in the works for this, Lenovo?

I'm sorry, this is not going to be an answer - I just wanted to say that my think vantage button no longer works either - it does absolutely nothing. I noticed there was a bios update today and I'm wondering if that had anything to do with it. I'm also having trouble playing movies - it wants me to change my screen resolution and some other weird thing which I am not going to do. It played movies fine yesterday.
Of course I'm out of warranty so there will be no resolution.

ThinkVantage button not working

There is no response when I press the ThinkVantage button on my R61i.

Try to download the ThinkVantage Productivity Center via the following link.
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-67856
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T400 Bezel/ThinkVantage button region

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