S e c t i o n T h r e e
P O I N T
If your data security settings require it, you may be asked for a password before the Main menu will appear.
Entering the Setup Utility After a Configuration Change or System Failure
If there has been a change in the system config- uration that does not agree with the parameter settings stored in your BIOS memory, or there is a failure in the system,the system beeps and/or displays an error message after the Power On Self Test (POST). If the failure is not too severe,it will give you the opportunity to modify the settings of the setup utility, as described in the following steps:
1.When you turn on or restart the c omputer there is a beep and/or the following message appears on the screen:
Error message - please run SETUP program
Press <F1> key to continue, <F2> to run SETUP
2.If an error message is displayed on the screen,and you want to continue with the boot process and start the operating system anyway, press the F1 key.
C A U T I O N
If your notebook beeps a series of beeps that sounds like a code and the display is blank, please refer to the Troubleshooting Section. (See page 146.) The Troubleshooting Section includes
a list of error messages and their meanings. (See pages
P O I N T
If your data security settings require it, you may be asked for a password before the operating system will be opened.
3.If an error message is displayed on the screen, and you want to enter the setup utility, press the F2 key.
4.When the setup utility starts with a fault pre- sent, the system displays the following message:
Warning!
Error message [Continue]
5.Press any key to enter the setup utility. The system will then display the Main Menu with current parameters values.
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