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Starting, Setup, Utility

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Solving computer problems Notes: 1. Lenovo does not guarantee the proper operation of the Drive Fitness Test. 2. To use an additional hard disk drive, update the firmware to the latest version. If the application still does not run correctly, contact your place of purchase or a service representative for help. 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 Help, 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 "To interrupt normal startup, press the blue Access IBM button" message is displayed at the lower-left of the screen, press the Access IBM 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 BIOS Setup Utility screen appears. 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. 6. 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. Chapter 2. Solving computer problems 31

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Notes:
1.
Lenovo
does
not
guarantee
the
proper
operation
of
the
Drive
Fitness
Test.
2.
To
use
an
additional
hard
disk
drive,
update
the
firmware
to
the
latest
version.
If
the
application
still
does
not
run
correctly,
contact
your
place
of
purchase
or
a
service
representative
for
help.
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
Help,
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
“
To
interrupt
normal
startup,
press
the
blue
Access
IBM
button
”
message
is
displayed
at
the
lower-left
of
the
screen,
press
the
Access
IBM
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
BIOS
Setup
Utility
screen
appears.
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.
6.
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.
Solving
computer
problems
Chapter
2.
Solving
computer
problems
31