Change The Its Performance Mode; Change Bios Settings Before Installing A New Operating System - Lenovo ThinkCentre neo 50t Gen 4 User Manual

• If you select Disabled, press Enter. Then, go to the next step.
4. Press F10 or Fn+F10 to save the changes and exit.
When the ErP LPS compliance mode is enabled, you can wake up the computer by doing one of the
following:
• Press the power button.
• Enable the Wake Up on Alarm feature to make the computer wake up at a set time.
To meet the off mode requirement of ErP compliance, you need to disable the Fast Startup function.
1. Go to Control Panel and view by large icons or small icons.
2. Click Power Options ➙ Choose what the power buttons do ➙ Change settings that are currently
unavailable.
3. Clear the Turn on fast startup (recommended) option from the Shutdown settings list.

Change the ITS performance mode

You can adjust the acoustic and thermal performance of your computer by changing the ITS performance
mode. Three choices are available:
• Balance mode: The computer works at the balance mode with balanced noise and better performance.
• Performance mode (default setting): The computer works at the best performance with normal acoustic
level.
• Full Speed: All fans in the computer will run at full speed.
To change the ITS performance mode:
1. Restart the computer. When the logo screen is displayed, press F1 or Fn+F1.
2. Select Power ➙ Intelligent Cooling and press Enter.
3. Select Performance Mode and press Enter.
4. Set the performance mode as desired.
5. Press F10 or Fn+F10 to save the changes and exit.

Change BIOS settings before installing a new operating system

BIOS settings vary by operating system. Change the BIOS settings before installing a new operating system.
Microsoft constantly makes updates to the Windows operating system. Before installing a particular
Windows version, check the compatibility list for the Windows version. For details, go to:
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/windows-support
To change the BIOS settings:
1. Restart the computer. When the logo screen is displayed, press F1 or Fn+F1.
2. From the main interface, select Security ➙ Secure Boot and press Enter.
3. Depending on the operating system to be installed, do one of the following:
• To install a Windows operating system that supports secure boot, select Enabled for Secure Boot.
• To install an operating system that does not support secure boot, such as some Linux operating
systems, select Disabled for Secure Boot.
4. Press F10 or Fn+F10 to save the changes and exit.
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