Edit: this guide doesn’t seem to mention it https://pcsupport.lenovo.com/us/en/products/laptops-and-netbooks/thinkpad-t-series-laptops/thinkpad-t480-type-20l5-20l6/20l6/20l6s01q2y/document-userguide

I was flashing Libreboot on to my ThinkPad T480, when I noticed this little button. Sorry for the poor images!

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[–] 9 points 7 months ago (4 children)

That is the button behind the "emergency reset hole" in the bottom case panel. It's explained in the user manual.

Emergency Reset Hole

Gotta be a punk rock band name, no?

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    No idea what the button is and I found nothing about it in the Hardware Maintenance Manual
    https://download.lenovo.com/pccbbs/mobiles_pdf/t480_hmm_en.pdf

    The system board has the part id 01YU859
    https://pcsupport.lenovo.com/se/sv/parts-lookup?partId=01YU859&subsource=sharelink

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