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S e c t i o n
T h r e e
P O I N T
If your data security settings require it,
you may be asked for a password before
the Main menu will appear.
Entering the Setup Utility After a
Configuration Change or System Failure
If there has been a change in the system config-
uration that does not agree with the parameter
settings stored in your BIOS memory, or there
is a failure in the system,the system beeps
and/or displays an error message after the
Power On Self Test (POST). If the failure is
not too severe,it will give you the opportunity
to modify the settings of the setup utility, as
described in the following steps:
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1. When you turn on or restart the c omputer
there is a beep and/or the following message
appears on the screen:
Error message - please run
SETUP program
Press <F1> key to continue, <F2>
to run SETUP
2. If an error message is displayed on the
screen,and you want to continue with the
boot process and start the operating system
anyway, press the F1 key.
C A U T I O N
If your notebook beeps a series of
beeps that sounds like a code and the
display is blank, please refer to the
Troubleshooting Section. (See page 146.)
The Troubleshooting Section includes
a list of error messages and their
meanings. (See pages 166-168.)
P O I N T
If your data security settings require it,
you may be asked for a password before
the operating system will be opened.
3. If an error message is displayed on the
screen, and you want to enter the setup
utility, press the F2 key.
4 . Wh en the setup uti l i ty starts with a fault pre-
s en t , the sys tem displays the fo ll owing message :
W a r n i n g !
Error message
[ C o n t i n u e ]
5. Press any key to enter the setup utility. The
system will then display the Main Menu with
current parameters values.
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