Starting Bios Setup Utility - IBM ThinkPad R32 2658 Supplementary Manual

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Starting BIOS Setup Utility

Your computer provides a program, called IBM BIOS Setup Utility, that
enables you to select various setup parameters. 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 some of these parameters more easily by using the
To start IBM BIOS Setup Utility, do as follows:
1. To protect yourself against accidental loss of data, refer to "Backing up
your registry" in Access ThinkPad. Open Access ThinkPad by pressing the
ThinkPad button. Backing up your registry will save your computer's
current configuration.
2. Remove any diskette from the diskette drive, and remove any CD or DVD
from the CD or DVD drive; 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.
Note: If you need to restore the settings to their original state as of the
7. Select Restart; then press Enter. Change the option you want; then press
Enter. Your computer restarts.
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ThinkPad R32 Service and Troubleshooting Guide
ThinkPad Configuration Program. For more information on this
program, refer to the on-board help.
time of purchase, press the F9 key to load the default settings. You
can also select an option in the Restart submen to load the default
settings or discard the changes.