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Problem

Action

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The setup password

If

the

setup password

prompt

appears

F1whento youaccesspressthe

BIOS

 

 

prompt

Utility,

a setup password is set.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Type the correct password Enterand presstouse the computer (see “Entering a

 

 

password”

on

page 77).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Attention:

If

you

forget

your

setup

password,

you

have

to

take

your

computer

 

an IBM reseller or IBM

marketing representative

to

have

the

password

reset.

 

Proof

or

purchase

is required,

and

an

additional

charge

might be

required fo

 

service.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you still have a problem, have the computer serviced.

The DOS full-screen

When

you

use

a

DOS

application

that supports only the 640x480

resolution (VGA

looks

smaller.

 

mode),

the

screen

image

might look

slightly

distorted

or

might

appear

smaller th

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the

 

display

size.

 

This

is

to

maintain

compatibility

with

other

DOS applications.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

is

not

a

defect.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To

expand

the

screen

image

to

the same

size as

the actual screen, enter th

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BIOS

Utility

 

and

 

enableScreen

Expansionthe

 

parameter in the Startup Config-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

uration menu. (The image might look slightly distorted.) See “Startup

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuration”

 

on

page 21.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The

Windows

startup

When

you

enableScreen

Expansion

 

 

in

the Startup Configuration menu of the

 

 

screen does

not fill BIOSthe

Utility,

the

Windows

startup

screen

expands

but

does

not

fill

the

entire

screen.

 

screen. This

is

not

a

defect.

(The

image might

look

slightly

distorted.)

See

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuration”

 

on

page 21.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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