Mike Masnick's Blog » The Secret Thinkpad Powerbutton Code To Bring Dead Laptops Back To Life
That’s some voodoo right there… Thanks a lot for that mate. amazed on March 21st, 2010 Saved me $700 for a replacement and the aggravation of moving the files. Thank you! Alex on May 16th, 2010 God Bless you. Thanks :) davemc on June 30th, 2010 Stunned – it worked on my T43 after it got a little damp in the rain. Nothing else was working – drying, battery removal, holding the power button. Thank You! jaznups on July 1st, 2010 Whew!! Thank you so much! This still works and worked on my T61p. I started to panic because I hadn’t backed up my system for a few months.
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