Table 5. Security menu items (continued)

Function

Selection

Comments

 

 

 

 

Computrace

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Computrace Module Activation

•

Enabled

Enables or disables the BIOS interface to activate

 

•

Disabled

Computrace module. Computrace is an optional

 

monitoring service from Absolute Software.

 

•

Permanently Disabled

 

 

 

 

 

Note: If you set the Computrace module activation

 

 

 

to “Permanently Disabled,” you will be unable to

 

 

 

enable this setting again.

 

 

 

 

Startup menu items

Table 6. Startup menu items

Function

Selection

Comments

 

 

 

 

Boot Refer to “Startup menu” on page 140.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Network Refer to “Startup menu” on page 140.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boot Mode

•

Quick

Screen during POST:

 

•

Diagnostics

•

Quick: ThinkPad Logo screen is displayed.

 

Note: You can also enter

•

Diagnostics: Test messages are displayed.

 

the “Diagnostic” mode by

 

 

 

pressing Esc during POST.

Beep at POST completion:

 

 

 

• Quick: No. Sound on error case only

 

 

 

• Diagnostics: Yes. Always sounds.

 

 

 

“Ctrl-S” prompt for on-board Ethernet:

 

 

 

•

Quick: No.

 

 

 

•

Diagnostics: Yes.

 

 

 

Memory testing during POST:

 

 

 

• Quick: Quick test (or no test).

 

 

 

•

Diagnostics: Full test.

 

 

 

Testing other devices during POST:

 

 

 

• Quick: Minimum test (or no test).

 

 

 

• Diagnostics: Can perform necessary testing for

 

 

 

 

critical devices

 

 

 

 

Option Keys Display

•

Enabled

If you select “Disabled,” the “To interrupt normal

 

•

Disabled

startup, press the blue button.” message is not

 

displayed during POST.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boot Device List F12 Option

•

Enabled

If you select “Enabled,” the F12 key is recognized

 

•

Disabled

and the Boot Menu is displayed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Updating your system BIOS

The basic input/output system (BIOS) is a part of the system programs that make up the basic layer of software built into your computer. BIOS translates the instructions from other software layers.

Your computer system board has a module called electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM, also referred to as flash memory). You can update BIOS and the Configuration/Setup Utility

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