Exiting The Setup Utility Program; Updating And Recovering The Bios; Updating The Bios; Recovering From A Bios Update Failure - Lenovo ThinkStation P310 User Manual

2. Turn on or restart the computer. Before Windows starts up, repeatedly press and release the F12 key
until Startup Device Menu is displayed.
Note: For some keyboards, you might need to press Fn+F12 to display Startup Device Menu.
3. Select the desired storage device and press Enter. The computer then starts up from the device you
select.
If you want to select a permanent startup device, select Enter Setup on Startup Device Menu and press
Enter to start the Setup Utility program. For more information about how to select a permanent startup
device, see "Changing the startup device sequence permanently" on page 36.

Exiting the Setup Utility program

To exit the Setup Utility program, do one of the following:
• If you want to save the new settings, press the F10 key. Then, 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.
• If you do not want to save the new settings, select Exit ➙ Discard Changes and Exit and press Enter.
Then, select Yes in the window displayed and press Enter.

Updating and recovering the BIOS

The BIOS is the first program that the computer runs when you turn on the computer. The BIOS initializes the
hardware components and loads the operating system and other programs.

Updating the BIOS

When you install a new program, hardware device, or device driver, you might be informed to update
the BIOS. You can update the BIOS from your operating system or a flash update disc (supported only
on some models).
To update the BIOS, do the following:
1. Go to http://www.lenovo.com/drivers.
2. To update the BIOS from your operating system, download the flash BIOS update driver according to
your operating system version. To update the BIOS from a flash update disc, download the ISO image
version (used to create a flash update disc). Then, download the installation instructions for the flash
BIOS update driver.
3. Print the installation instructions you download and follow the instructions to update the BIOS.
Note: If you want to update the BIOS from a flash update disc, the installation instructions might not provide
the information about how to record the update disc. See "Recording a disc" on page 16.

Recovering from a BIOS update failure

To recover from a BIOS update failure, do the following:
1. Remove any media from the drives and turn off all connected devices and the computer. Then,
disconnect all power cords from electrical outlets and disconnect all cables that are connected to the
computer.
2. Remove the computer cover. See Chapter 7 "Installing or replacing hardware" on page 53.
3. Locate the Clear CMOS /Recovery jumper on the system board. See "Hardware locations" on page 1.
4. Remove any parts and cables that impede your access to the Clear CMOS /Recovery jumper.
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