Changing The Bios Settings Before Installing A New Operating System; Using The Cover Presence Switch; Using Bios Passwords - Lenovo ThinkStation P310 User Manual

Changing the BIOS settings before installing a new operating system

BIOS settings vary by operating system. Change the BIOS settings before installing a new operating system.
To change the BIOS settings, do the following:
1. Start the Setup Utility program. See "Starting the Setup Utility program" on page 31.
2. From the Setup Utility program main menu, select Exit ➙ OS Optimized Default.
3. Depending on the operating system to be installed, do one of the following:
• To install the Windows 10 (64-bit) operating system, select Enabled.
• To install an operating system other than Windows 10 (64-bit), select Disabled.
4. Select Yes in the window displayed and press Enter to confirm your selection.
5. To save setting and exit the Setup Utility program, press F10, select Yes in the window displayed,
and press Enter.
Note: For some keyboards, you might need to press Fn+F10 to exit the Setup Utility program.

Using the cover presence switch

The cover presence switch prevents your computer from logging in to the operating system when the
computer cover is not properly installed or closed.
To use the cover presence switch, enable the cover-presence-switch connector on the system board
first. To achieve this, do the following:
1. Start the Setup Utility program. See "Starting the Setup Utility program" on page 31.
2. Select Security ➙ Chassis Intrusion Detection and press Enter.
3. Select Enabled and press Enter.
4. To save setting and exit the Setup Utility program, press F10, select Yes in the window displayed, and
press Enter. The cover-presence-switch connector on the system board is enabled.
Note: For some keyboards, you might need to press Fn+F10 to exit the Setup Utility program.
The cover presence switch starts functioning. If the switch detects that the computer cover is not correctly
installed or closed, an error message will be displayed when you turn on the computer.To fix the error
message and log in to the operating system, do the following:
1. Properly install or close your computer cover. See Chapter 7 "Installing or replacing hardware" on
page 53.
2. Start and then exit the Setup Utility program. See "Starting the Setup Utility program" on page 31 and
"Exiting the Setup Utility program" on page 37.

Using BIOS passwords

By using the Setup Utility program, you can set passwords to prevent unauthorized access to your computer
and data.
You do not have to set any passwords to use your computer. However, using passwords improves computer
security. If you decide to set any passwords, read the following topics.
Password types
The following types of passwords are available in the Setup Utility program:
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