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Starting, Setup, Utility

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Starting BIOS Setup Utility Starting 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. 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 "Data backup-and-restore tools" in Access IBM, your on-board 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 Access IBM button" is displayed at the lower left of the screen, press the Access IBM button. The Rescue and Recovery workspace opens. 4. If you are using the ThinkPad T41/T41p Series computer, double-click Start setup utility and go to step 6. If you are using any other ThinkPad T40 Series computer, 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. Chapter 2. Solving computer problems 35

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Starting
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.
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
“
Data
backup-and-restore
tools
”
in
Access
IBM,
your
on-board
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
Access
IBM
button
”
is
displayed
at
the
lower
left
of
the
screen,
press
the
Access
IBM
button.
The
Rescue
and
Recovery
workspace
opens.
4.
If
you
are
using
the
ThinkPad
T41/T41p
Series
computer,
double-click
Start
setup
utility
and
go
to
step
6.
If
you
are
using
any
other
ThinkPad
T40
Series
computer,
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.
Starting
BIOS
Setup
Utility
Chapter
2.
Solving
computer
problems
35