Table 2. Cong menu items (continued)
Menu item
Submenu item Selection Comments
Password Beep • Disabled
• Enabled
Enable this option to have a
beep sound when the system
is waiting for a power-on, hard
disk, or supervisor password.
Different beeps will be sounded
when the entered password
matches or does not match the
congured password.
Beep and Alarm
Keyboard Beep • Disabled
• Enabled
Enable or disable the keyboard
beep when unmanageable key
combinations are pressed.
Serial ATA (SATA) SATA Controller Mode
Option
• Compatibility
• AHCI
Select SATA controller
operation mode. If you
select Compatibility, the
SATA controller operates in
compatibility mode.
Core Multi-Processing
• Disabled
• Enabled
Enable or disable additional
execution core units within a
CPU.
Note: If you are using a
computer with a single-core
processor, this item is not
available.
CPU
Intel(R) Hyper-Threading
Technology
• Disabled
• Enabled
Enable or disable additional
logical processors within a
processor core.
Date/Time menu
If you need to set the current date and time of your computer, select Date/Time from the ThinkPad Setup
program main menu. The following submenu is displayed:
• System Date
• System Time
To change the date and time, do the following:
1. Using the up and down arrow keys to select the item to change the date or time.
2. Press Tab, Shift+Tab, or Enter to select a eld.
3. Type the date or time.
Note: Another way to adjust the date and time is by pressing + or –.
4. Press Fn+F10 to save the changes and restart the system.
Security menu
If you need to set the security features of your computer, select Security from the ThinkPad Setup menu.
Notes:
• Default values are in boldface. The default settings are already optimized for you. If you consider
changing the computer conguration, proceed with extreme caution. Setting the conguration incorrectly
might cause unexpected results.
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