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A startup problem, Other problems, Starting bios setup utility – Lenovo ThinkPad T60p User Manual

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A

startup

problem

Problem:

The

Microsoft

®

Windows

operating

system

will

not

start.

Solution:

Use

the

Rescue

and

Recovery

workspace

to

help

solve

or

identify

your

problem.

For

details

about

Rescue

and

Recovery,

see

Chapter

4,

“Recovery

options,”

on

page

27

Other

problems

Problem:

Your

computer

does

not

respond.

Solution:

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

standby

mode

during

a

communication

operation.

Disable

the

standby

timer

when

you

are

working

on

the

network.

Problem:

The

computer

does

not

start

from

a

device

you

want.

Solution:

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.

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:

If

you

are

using

Windows

XP

or

Windows

2000,

you

can

set

many

of

these

parameters

more

easily

by

using

the

ThinkPad

Configuration

Program.

To

start

BIOS

Setup

Utility,

do

as

follows:

Solving

computer

problems

Chapter

3.

Solving

computer

problems

25