Exiting The Setup Utility Program; Updating And Recovering The Bios; Bios Levels; Updating The Bios - Lenovo ThinkStation P510 Hardware Maintenance Manual

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 69.

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.

BIOS levels

An incorrect level of BIOS can cause false errors and unnecessary FRU replacement. Use the following
information to determine the current level of BIOS installed in the computer, the latest BIOS available for the
computer, and where to obtain the latest level of BIOS.
• To determine the current Level of BIOS:
Start the Setup Utility and view the BIOS Revision level on the Main page.
• Sources for obtaining the latest level BIOS available
– Lenovo support Web site: http://www.lenovo.com/support/
– Lenovo Customer Support Center
– Levels 1 and 2 Support
To update the BIOS, see "Updating and recovering the BIOS" on page 70.
Note: BIOS settings vary by operating system. Change the BIOS settings before installing a new operating
system. See "Changing the BIOS settings before installing a new operating system" on page 67.

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 (available 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 48.
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