Selecting A Temporary Startup Device; Selecting Or Changing The Boot Device Sequence; Exiting From The Setup Utility Program - Lenovo ThinkCentre A61e 6418 User Manual

Selecting a temporary startup device

Use this procedure to start up from any boot device.
Note: Not all CDs, hard disks, and diskettes are bootable.
1. Turn off your computer.
2. Press and hold the F12 key then turn on the computer. When the Startup
3. Select the desired startup device from the Startup Device Menu and press Enter
Note: Selecting a startup device from the Startup Device menu does not

Selecting or changing the boot device sequence

Note: On some systems, the term startup is used instead of boot.
To view or permanently change the configured startup device sequence, do the
following:
1. Start the Setup Utility program (see "Starting the Setup Utility program" on
2. Select Boot.
3. Select Boot Sequence. See the information displayed on the right side of the
4. Select the devices for the boot sequence.
5. Select Exit from the Setup Utility menu and then Save Settings or Save and
If you have changed these settings and want to return to the default settings, select
Load Default Settings on the Exit menu.

Exiting from the Setup Utility program

After you finish viewing or changing settings, press Esc to return to the Setup
Utility program menu (you might have to press Esc several times). If you want to
save the new settings, select Save Settings or Save and exit the Setup Utility.
Otherwise, your changes will not be saved.
Device Menu appears, release the F12 key.
Note: If you are using a USB keyboard and the Startup Device Menu does not
display using this method, repeatedly press and release the F12 key
rather than leaving it pressed when turning on the computer.
to begin.
permanently change the startup sequence.
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screen.
exit the Setup Utility.
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