Starting Bios Setup Utility - IBM Thinkpad TransNote Service And Troubleshooting Manual

Starting BIOS Setup Utility

Your computer provides a program, called IBM BIOS Setup Utility, that you
can use to set up various parameters and solve problems. The panels in this
utility are as follows:
v Config: Set the configuration of your computer.
v Date/Time: Set the date and time.
v Password: Set a password.
v Startup: Set the startup device.
v Restart: Restart the system.
Note: You can set parameters more easily by using the ThinkPad
To start IBM BIOS Setup Utility, do as follows:
1. To protect yourself against accidental loss of data, use ConfigSafe (see
"Backing up your registry" on page 36) to save your computer's current
configuration.
2. Remove any diskette from the diskette drive, and then turn off the
computer.
3. Turn on the computer; then, while the "Press F1 for IBM BIOS Setup
Utility" message is displayed at the lower-left of the screen, press F1.
If you have set a supervisor password, the "IBM BIOS Setup Utility" menu
appears after you enter the password. You can start the utility by pressing
Enter instead of entering the supervisor password; then, however, you
cannot change the parameters that are protected by the supervisor
password. For more information, refer to the on-board help provided with
your computer.
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 want 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
IBM BIOS Setup Utility menu.
7. Select Restart; then press Enter. Change the option you want; then press
Enter. Your computer restarts.
Notes:
1. The Restart submenu offers you such options as loading the default
settings or discarding the changes.
Configuration Program.

Starting BIOS Setup Utility

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