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Starting, Setup, Utility

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Starting BIOS Setup Utility v Restart: Restart the system. Note: You can set many of these parameters more easily by using the ThinkPad Configuration Program. To start BIOS Setup Utility, do as follows: 1. To protect yourself against accidental loss of data, back up your data and computer registry. For details see the "Data backup-and-restore tools" section of Access Help. 2. Remove any diskette from the diskette drive, and then turn off the computer. 3. Turn on the computer; then, while the message, "To interrupt normal startup, press the blue ThinkVantage button" is displayed at the lower left of the screen, press the ThinkVantage button. The Rescue and Recovery workspace opens. 4. Click Access BIOS. The System Restart Required window is displayed. 5. Click Yes. The computer restarts, and the BIOS Setup Utility menu appears. 6. If you have set a supervisor password, the BIOS Setup Utility menu appears after you enter the password. You can start the utility by pressing Enter instead of entering the supervisor password; however, you cannot change the parameters that are protected by the supervisor password. For more information, refer to the on-board help. Using the cursor keys, move to an item you want to change. When the item you want is highlighted, press Enter. A submenu is displayed. 7. Change the items you wish to change. To change the value of an item, use the F5 or F6 key. If the item has a submenu, you can display it by pressing Enter. 8. Press F3 or Esc to exit from the submenu. If you are in a nested submenu, press Esc repeatedly until you reach the BIOS Setup Utility menu. Note: If you need to restore the settings to their original state as of the time of purchase, press F9 key to load the default settings. You can also select an option in the Restart submenu to load the default settings or discard the changes. 9. Select Restart; then press Enter. Move the cursor to the option you want for restarting your computer; then press Enter. Your computer restarts. 24 ThinkPad® X60 Service and Troubleshooting Guide

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Restart:
Restart
the
system.
Note:
You
can
set
many
of
these
parameters
more
easily
by
using
the
ThinkPad
Configuration
Program.
To
start
BIOS
Setup
Utility,
do
as
follows:
1.
To
protect
yourself
against
accidental
loss
of
data,
back
up
your
data
and
computer
registry.
For
details
see
the
“Data
backup-and-restore
tools”
section
of
Access
Help.
2.
Remove
any
diskette
from
the
diskette
drive,
and
then
turn
off
the
computer.
3.
Turn
on
the
computer;
then,
while
the
message,
“To
interrupt
normal
startup,
press
the
blue
ThinkVantage
button”
is
displayed
at
the
lower
left
of
the
screen,
press
the
ThinkVantage
button.
The
Rescue
and
Recovery
workspace
opens.
4.
Click
Access
BIOS
.
The
System
Restart
Required
window
is
displayed.
5.
Click
Yes
.
The
computer
restarts,
and
the
BIOS
Setup
Utility
menu
appears.
6.
If
you
have
set
a
supervisor
password,
the
BIOS
Setup
Utility
menu
appears
after
you
enter
the
password.
You
can
start
the
utility
by
pressing
Enter
instead
of
entering
the
supervisor
password;
however,
you
cannot
change
the
parameters
that
are
protected
by
the
supervisor
password.
For
more
information,
refer
to
the
on-board
help.
Using
the
cursor
keys,
move
to
an
item
you
want
to
change.
When
the
item
you
want
is
highlighted,
press
Enter.
A
submenu
is
displayed.
7.
Change
the
items
you
wish
to
change.
To
change
the
value
of
an
item,
use
the
F5
or
F6
key.
If
the
item
has
a
submenu,
you
can
display
it
by
pressing
Enter.
8.
Press
F3
or
Esc
to
exit
from
the
submenu.
If
you
are
in
a
nested
submenu,
press
Esc
repeatedly
until
you
reach
the
BIOS
Setup
Utility
menu.
Note:
If
you
need
to
restore
the
settings
to
their
original
state
as
of
the
time
of
purchase,
press
F9
key
to
load
the
default
settings.
You
can
also
select
an
option
in
the
Restart
submenu
to
load
the
default
settings
or
discard
the
changes.
9.
Select
Restart;
then
press
Enter.
Move
the
cursor
to
the
option
you
want
for
restarting
your
computer;
then
press
Enter.
Your
computer
restarts.
Starting
BIOS
Setup
Utility
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ThinkPad
®
X60
Service
and
Troubleshooting
Guide