Starting Ibm Bios Setup Utility - IBM ThinkPad X40 Series Service And Troubleshooting Manual

Solving computer problems
2. Click Power Management.
3. Click the Intel SpeedStep technology tab.
4. From the list, select the mode you want.
5. Click OK.
Problem:
If your operating system is Windows 2000 and you are using a USB 1.x
device, then when your computer returns from standby or hibernation
mode to normal operation, the "Unsafe Removal of Device" message may
appear.
Solution:
You can safely close this message. It is displayed because of the USB 2.0
driver problem on Windows 2000. You can get detailed information in the
More Information section of the Microsoft Knowledge Base 328580 and
323754. Visit the Microsoft Knowledge Base homepage at
http://support.microsoft.com/, type the number of the knowledge base
article you need in the search field, and click the Search button.

Starting IBM BIOS Setup Utility

Your computer provides a program, called IBM 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 IBM BIOS Setup Utility, do as follows:
1. To protect yourself against accidental loss of data, back up your data and
computer registry. For details see "Data backup-and-restore tools" in
Access IBM, your on-board help.
2. Remove any diskette from the diskette drive, and then turn off the
computer.
3. Turn on the computer; then, while the "To interrupt normal startup, press
the blue Access IBM button" message is displayed at the lower-left of the
screen, press the Access IBM button. The IBM Rescue and Recovery
workspace opens.
4. Click Access BIOS. The System Restart Required window is displayed.
5. Click Yes. The computer restarts, and IBM BIOS Setup Utility screen
appears.
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ThinkPad X40 Series Service and Troubleshooting Guide