Other Problems; Starting Bios Setup Utility - Lenovo ThinkPad T61 7659 User Manual

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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.
To start BIOS Setup Utility, do as follows:
1. To protect yourself against accidental loss of data, back up your data and
2. If the diskette drive is connected to the computer, remove any diskette
3. Turn on the computer; then, while the message, "To interrupt normal
Your computer does not respond.
v To turn off your computer, press and hold the power switch for 4
seconds or more. If the computer still does not respond, remove
the ac adapter and the battery.
v Your computer might lock when it enters sleep (standby) mode
during a communication operation. Disable the sleep (standby)
timer when you are working on the network.
The computer does not start from a device you want.
See the Startup menu of the BIOS Setup Utility. Make sure that the
startup sequence in the BIOS Setup Utility is set so that the
computer starts from the device you want.
Also make sure that the device from which the computer starts is
enabled. In the startup menu in the BIOS Setup Utility, make sure
that the device is included in the "Boot priority order" list. If it is
included in the "Excluded from boot order" list, it is disabled. Select
the entry for it in the list and press the x key. This moves the entry
to the "Boot priority order" list.
computer registry. For details see the "Data backup-and-restore tools"
section of Access Help.
from the diskette drive, and then turn off the 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.
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