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bios R51E

#1 Post by charles mcdaniel » Sun Sep 09, 2007 6:54 pm

how do you access the bios in a TP R51E i've tried the usual things and none work.
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#2 Post by pianowizard » Sun Sep 09, 2007 7:38 pm

Have you tried pressing "F1"? Press it several times, once a second.
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#3 Post by charles mcdaniel » Sun Sep 09, 2007 8:45 pm

pianowizard wrote:Have you tried pressing "F1"? Press it several times, once a second.
tried pressing and holding F1 while turning the computer on nothing. still booted into windows.
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#4 Post by ryengineer » Sun Sep 09, 2007 8:59 pm

charles mcdaniel wrote:tried pressing and holding F1 while turning the computer on nothing. still booted into windows.
Press the blue ThinkVantage button when the message "To interrupt normal startup, press the blue ThinkVantage button " is displayed to enter the ThinkVantage Productivity Center, then select Start setup utility to open the BIOS Setup Utility.

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#5 Post by pianowizard » Mon Sep 10, 2007 7:03 am

ryengineer wrote:Interested souls can benefit from this document.
This document might imply that one needs to press the "F1" key for certain models but the "Access IBM" or "ThinkVantage" button for others. That's actually not true. For example, I can get into BIOS by pressing "F1" on my T42 and X41 tablet.

charles mcdaniel, the "F1" key on your keyboard might be broken. That's easy to check within Windows, e.g. start Internet Explorer and see if a help window pops up when you press it.
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#6 Post by ryengineer » Tue Sep 11, 2007 12:22 pm

pianowizard wrote:This document might imply that one needs to press the "F1" key for certain models but the "Access IBM" or "ThinkVantage" button for others. That's actually not true. For example, I can get into BIOS by pressing "F1" on my T42 and X41 tablet........snip
True, I agree.

That is just a way IBM described it for users to do things. One can enter into Rescue and Recovery predesktop console via F11 as well instead of pressing Blue Thinkvantage Button. These are alternative methods.

The Thinkpad (black), Access IBM and Thinkvantage blue buttons are very critical part of Thinkpad/ThinkCentre machines, that is the mere reason of them failing/breaking seldom as compared to other keys of the keyboard.
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