used laptop

[dazookeepa]

i bought a used ibm thinkpad comp, and i cant even get it to do anything !!!
i turn it on and at the bottom it says press f1 for ibm bios setup utility or press f2 to choose temporary boot device and if i push those buttons still nothing happens HELP ME

[Murray S.]

Howdy and welcome to CTH:

Have you installed an operating system yet?

Murray