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How can I contact the Customer Support Center? See Chapter 6, "Getting help and service," on page 47 of this Guide. For the phone numbers of the Customer Support Center nearest to you, see "Worldwide telephone list" on page 49. Where can I find warranty information? See the separate Safety and Warranty Guide for detailed warranty information. For the warranty applicable to your computer, including the warranty period and type of warranty service, see Appendix A, "Warranty information," on page 55. Entering the BIOS Setup Utility Your computer provides a program, called BIOS Setup Utility, that enables you to select various setup parameters. v Config: Set the configuration of your computer. v Date/Time: Set the date and time. v Security: Set security features. v Startup: Set the startup device. v Restart: Restart the system. v HDD diagnostic program: Run the diagnostic test of the HDD or SSD. To enter the 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 "Basics" in Access Help. 2. Turn off the computer, and then turn it on again. 3. When the ThinkPad logo comes up, immediately press F1 to enter the BIOS Setup Utility. 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, see the on-board help. 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. 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. 8 ThinkPad® X300 Service and Troubleshooting Guide

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How
can
I
contact
the
Customer
Support
Center?
See
Chapter
6,
“Getting
help
and
service,”
on
page
47
of
this
Guide.
For
the
phone
numbers
of
the
Customer
Support
Center
nearest
to
you,
see
“Worldwide
telephone
list”
on
page
49.
Where
can
I
find
warranty
information?
See
the
separate
Safety
and
Warranty
Guide
for
detailed
warranty
information.
For
the
warranty
applicable
to
your
computer,
including
the
warranty
period
and
type
of
warranty
service,
see
Appendix
A,
“Warranty
information,”
on
page
55.
Entering
the
BIOS
Setup
Utility
Your
computer
provides
a
program,
called
BIOS
Setup
Utility,
that
enables
you
to
select
various
setup
parameters.
v
Config:
Set
the
configuration
of
your
computer.
v
Date/Time:
Set
the
date
and
time.
v
Security:
Set
security
features.
v
Startup:
Set
the
startup
device.
v
Restart:
Restart
the
system.
v
HDD
diagnostic
program:
Run
the
diagnostic
test
of
the
HDD
or
SSD.
To
enter
the
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
“Basics”
in
Access
Help
.
2.
Turn
off
the
computer,
and
then
turn
it
on
again.
3.
When
the
ThinkPad
logo
comes
up,
immediately
press
F1
to
enter
the
BIOS
Setup
Utility.
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,
see
the
on-board
help.
4.
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.
5.
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.
6.
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.
8
ThinkPad
®
X300
Service
and
Troubleshooting
Guide