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    security chip and boot up

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by diver110, Jun 27, 2007.

  1. diver110

    diver110 Notebook Evangelist

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    When I boot up, my T60 must spend at least a minute checking the security chip. The whole boot up probably takes 3 minutes. Any way of speeding this process up? I have 2 gigs of Ram.
     
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    Turn off the security chip in the BIOS
     
    colm, Jun 27, 2007
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    diver110 Notebook Evangelist

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    Thanks. I am not computer literate enough to know how to do that. Can you give me step by step instuctions? Thanks.
     
    diver110, Jun 27, 2007
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