Lenovo 114155U, E520, E420 manual ThinkPad Setup, Config menu

ThinkPad Setup

Your computer provides a program, called ThinkPad Setup, that enables you to select various setup parameters.

To start ThinkPad Setup, do as follows:

1.To protect yourself against accidental loss of data, back up your computer registry. See “Performing backup and recovery operations” on page 71.

2.If the diskette drive is connected to the computer, remove any diskette from the diskette drive, and then turn off the computer.

3.Turn on the computer. When the logo screen is displayed, press the F1 key. The ThinkPad Setup opens.

If you have set a supervisor password, the ThinkPad Setup menu appears after you enter the password. You can start the ThinkPad Setup by pressing Enter instead of entering the supervisor password. However, you cannot change the parameters that are protected by the supervisor password. For more information, refer to “Using passwords” on page 59.

An example of the ThinkPad Setup menu is shown as below:

4.Using the cursor keys, move to an item you want to change. When the item you want is highlighted, press Enter. A submenu is displayed.

5.Change the items you wish to change. To change the value of an item, press +/-. If the item has a submenu, you can display it by pressing Enter.

6.Press Esc to exit from the submenu.

7.If you are in a nested submenu, press Esc repeatedly until you reach the ThinkPad Setup menu.

Note: If you need to restore the settings to their original state as of the time of purchase, press F9 to load the default settings. You can also select an option in the Restart submenu to load the default settings or discard the changes.

8.Select Restart. Move the cursor to the option you want for restarting your computer; then press Enter. Your computer restarts.

Config menu

If you need to change the configuration of your computer, select Config from the ThinkPad Setup menu.

Notes:

•The default settings are already optimized for you. If you consider changing the computer configuration, proceed with extreme caution. Setting the configuration incorrectly might cause unexpected results.

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