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Rob (Robwalk)
Posted on Saturday, November 30, 2002 - 10:52 pm:   

Have tried lots of key combos but cant get into setup. Help please
Rob
Cecil
Posted on Monday, December 2, 2002 - 9:18 pm:   

BIOS Utility is entered by holding F2 while the ThinkPad logo is displayed after power on.
Cecil
Posted on Monday, December 2, 2002 - 9:23 pm:   

Sorry wrong info. I had the wrong thinkpad. For the Thinkpad 380ED, with the unit powered off, hold the F1 key down and power the unit on. Keep F1 held down until the bios setup appears.
Rob (Robwalk)
Posted on Wednesday, December 4, 2002 - 1:05 am:   

Thank you Cecil

Rob
Cecil
Posted on Wednesday, December 4, 2002 - 4:21 pm:   

You're Welcome
farhan Qasim
Posted on Wednesday, January 29, 2003 - 8:15 pm:   

i'm trying to enter the bios setup menu using the same laptop but it goes straight the other other screen where theres a lock and its asking me for a password now i dont not this password how do i get into the bios bypassing the lock things showing up on my screen.
win
Posted on Thursday, January 30, 2003 - 1:57 pm:   

what kind of laptop?
nelia carreiro
Posted on Monday, August 4, 2003 - 2:11 am:   

I have an IBM thinkpad 600E. I need to bypass the lock password in the initial startup process?
E.S.
Posted on Monday, August 4, 2003 - 8:54 pm:   

AWARD_SW or AWARD_PW work about 80% of the time on Award bios. 589589 works on some AMI bios. Toshiba laptops can bypass the password by holding down the left shift key during boot-up. Some IBM's can be cleared by holding down both mouse buttons at boot-up until the computer boots. There is probably more but these are a good start.

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