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Solving computer problems 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. Recovering pre-installed software Your computer hard disk has a hidden, protected area for backups. Contained within this area is a complete backup of the hard disk as it was shipped from the factory and a program called ThinkVantage Rescue and Recovery. If you performed a backup operation using the Rescue and Recovery program, you also have one or more backups stored that reflect the contents of the hard disk, as it existed at various points in time. These backups might be stored on your hard disk, or a network drive, or on removable media, depending on the options you selected during the backup operation. You can use either the Rescue and Recovery program or the Rescue and Recovery workspace to restore the contents of the hard disk to an earlier state using any of the stored backups. The Rescue and Recovery workspace runs independently of the Windows operating system. Therefore, you can start it by pressing the blue Access IBM button when prompted during startup. After the Rescue and Recovery workspace opens you can perform a recovery operation, even if you are unable to start Windows. For more information about using Rescue and Recovery features, see "Data backup-and-restore tools" or "Introducing Rescue and Recovery" in Access Help. To recover the hard disk to its original contents, do the following: Notes: 1. If the optical drive is not attached to your ThinkPad computer during recovery, DVD software and CD-recording software will not be installed. To ensure that they will be installed correctly, attach your ThinkPad computer to the X4 UltraBase Dock and install the optical drive in the Ultrabay Slim before performing a recovery operation. 2. The recovery process might take up to 2 hours. 32 ThinkPad®X40 Series Service and Troubleshooting Guide

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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.
Recovering
pre-installed
software
Your
computer
hard
disk
has
a
hidden,
protected
area
for
backups.
Contained
within
this
area
is
a
complete
backup
of
the
hard
disk
as
it
was
shipped
from
the
factory
and
a
program
called
ThinkVantage
Rescue
and
Recovery.
If
you
performed
a
backup
operation
using
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
program,
you
also
have
one
or
more
backups
stored
that
reflect
the
contents
of
the
hard
disk,
as
it
existed
at
various
points
in
time.
These
backups
might
be
stored
on
your
hard
disk,
or
a
network
drive,
or
on
removable
media,
depending
on
the
options
you
selected
during
the
backup
operation.
You
can
use
either
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
program
or
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
workspace
to
restore
the
contents
of
the
hard
disk
to
an
earlier
state
using
any
of
the
stored
backups.
The
Rescue
and
Recovery
workspace
runs
independently
of
the
Windows
operating
system.
Therefore,
you
can
start
it
by
pressing
the
blue
Access
IBM
button
when
prompted
during
startup.
After
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
workspace
opens
you
can
perform
a
recovery
operation,
even
if
you
are
unable
to
start
Windows.
For
more
information
about
using
Rescue
and
Recovery
features,
see
“
Data
backup-and-restore
tools
”
or
“
Introducing
Rescue
and
Recovery
”
in
Access
Help.
To
recover
the
hard
disk
to
its
original
contents,
do
the
following:
Notes:
1.
If
the
optical
drive
is
not
attached
to
your
ThinkPad
computer
during
recovery,
DVD
software
and
CD-recording
software
will
not
be
installed.
To
ensure
that
they
will
be
installed
correctly,
attach
your
ThinkPad
computer
to
the
X4
UltraBase
Dock
and
install
the
optical
drive
in
the
Ultrabay
Slim
before
performing
a
recovery
operation.
2.
The
recovery
process
might
take
up
to
2
hours.
Solving
computer
problems
32
ThinkPad
®
X40
Series
Service
and
Troubleshooting
Guide