Lenovo BIOS access key codes and BIOS access procedures. (formally IBM) |
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| ThinkPad Model | Action |
| G40, G41, R40, R40e, R50/e/p, R51, T40, T40p, T41, T41p, T42/p, T43/p, X40, X41, X41 Tablet | Press the blue Access IBM button when the message "To interrupt normal startup, press the blue Access IBM button" is displayed to enter the ThinkVantage Productivity Center, then select Start setup utility to open the BIOS Setup Utility. |
| Z60m/t, R51e | Press the blue ThinkVantage button when the message "To interrupt normal startup, press the blue ThinkVantage" is displayed to enter the ThinkVantage Productivity Center, then select Start setup utility to open the BIOS Setup Utility. |
240 series |
Pressing F1 during startup when the ThinkPad logo is displayed. |
Older ThinkPad Systems |
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| ThinkPad model | Action |
| 310, 315 310E/ED 315ED |
BIOS Utility is entered by holding F2 while the ThinkPad logo is displayed after power on. |
| 365C/CS 365CD/CSD 365E/ED |
Enter setup by pressing CTRL+Alt+F11 from a DOS prompt (you must be in DOS mode, not a DOS session under Windows). |
| 365X/XD | With the unit powered off, hold the F1 key and power the unit on. Keep F1 held down until Easy setup appears |
| 360, 355 series 380, 385 series 560 series 600 series 701C/CS 75x series 76x series 770 series |
With the unit powered off, hold the F1 key and power the unit on. Keep F1 held down until Easy setup appears. Note: On the TP 701, you can also access the Configuration area on BIOS by pressing the Fn+F1 keys. |
| 500, 510 | Enter setup by pressing CTRL+Alt+F3 from a DOS prompt (you must be in DOS mode, not a DOS session under Windows). |
| 700/C 720/C |
Pressing CTRL+ALT+INS when the cursor moves over to the upper right hand side of the screen right after the memory count. |
| 710T 730T |
Hold the suspend/resume switch while powering on the computer. |
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