Chapter 4. Starting Bios Setup Utility - IBM ThinkPad Z61 Supplementary Manual

Chapter 4. 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
2. Remove any diskette from the diskette drive, and then turn off the
3. Turn on the computer; then, while the message, "To interrupt normal
4. Click Access BIOS. The System Restart Required window is displayed.
5. Click Yes. The computer restarts, and the BIOS Setup Utility menu
6. If you have set a supervisor password, the BIOS Setup Utility menu
7. Change the items you wish to change. To change the value of an item, use
8. Press F3 or Esc to exit from the submenu. If you are in a nested submenu,
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computer registry. For details see the "Data backup-and-restore tools"
section of Access Help.
computer.
startup, press the blue ThinkVantage button" is displayed at the lower left
of the screen, press the ThinkVantage button. The Rescue and Recovery
workspace opens.
appears.
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.
the F5 or F6 key. If the item has a submenu, you can display it by pressing
Enter.
press Esc repeatedly until you reach the BIOS Setup Utility menu.
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