Format C drive with BIOS on Lenovo ThinkPad T400

I would like to format my C:/ drive with BIOS to install my OS new.
Formatting with a windows Install CD doesn't work as I get the error message: "A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer. .....STOP: 0x0000007B"
When I enter BIOS through (Ctrl+P) after defining a new password it doesn't give any options where I can format the drives. Please let me know how chan I format the C drive through BIOS. Thank you for your time.
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This definitely helped. After pressing F1 I finally landed in BIOS, set the CD as the first boot device, changed SATA to compatibility mode. Now I am finally formatting the C drive.
My next computer wont run with Windows, I am sick of it that the performance is decreasing with every new update and I need to reinstall the OS on yearly basis.
Thank you for your help, much appreciated.

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