How to Lock Predesktop Area in the BIOS Setup Utility?

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How to Lock Predesktop Area in the BIOS Setup Utility?

#1 Post by bin.dong » Wed Dec 12, 2007 2:40 pm

No such option for X61 Tablet? I can't find it anyway in the BIOS (1.07). I konw such option is available in T4X. something like this:
* Secure: No user or SW-initiated changes; Contents hidden from OS
* Normal: Change allowed; Contents hidden from OS
* Disabled: Not Usable; Visible and Reclaimable
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#2 Post by ryengineer » Wed Dec 12, 2007 10:30 pm

There is no Predesktop area integrated in the BIOS of *61 machines, so far atleast.
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#3 Post by bin.dong » Thu Dec 13, 2007 11:58 am

After I tried clean installing Windows XP Tablet, my ThinkVantage button won't work at all during boot up. The problem is I didn't install XP Tablet successfully, now it's blue screen all the time. Is there a way to recovery it instead of using recovery CDs?

Another question is whenever do clean install, the predesktop area will not work, correct?
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#4 Post by carbon_unit » Thu Dec 13, 2007 8:36 pm

If you have removed the predesktop area then there will be no using the onboard recovery. The only way to get it back is to restore from cd's. If the predesktop area is still there try this. http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... MIGR-54483
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