Using System Management - Lenovo ThinkPad P71 User Manual

• Option Key Display
Values: Disabled, Enabled
Descriptions: If you disable this option, the "To interrupt normal startup, press Enter." message will not be
displayed during the POST.
• Boot Device List F12 Option
Values: Disabled, Enabled
Descriptions: If you enable this option, you can open the Boot Menu window by continuously pressing F12
when the computer is powered on.
• Boot Order Lock
Values: Disabled, Enabled
Descriptions: Enable this option to lock the boot device priority order.
Restart menu
Note: The BIOS menu items might change without notice. Depending on the model, the default value might
vary.
• Exit Saving Changes
Descriptions: Save the changes and restart the computer.
• Exit Discarding Changes
Descriptions: Discard the changes and restart the computer.
• Load Setup Defaults
Descriptions: Restore to the factory default settings.
Note: Enable to meet the Windows 10 certification requirements. When you change this setting, some
other settings are changed automatically, such as CSM Support, UEFI/Legacy Boot, UEFI/Legacy Boot
Priority, Secure Boot, and Secure RollBack Prevention.
• Discard Changes
Descriptions: Discard the changes.
• Save Changes
Descriptions: Save the changes.

Using system management

This topic is primarily intended for the network administrators.
Your computer is designed for manageability, so that you can redirect more resources to better meet your
business objectives.
This manageability, known as total cost of ownership (TCO), enables you to remotely operate client
computers in the same way as you operate your own computer, such as turning on a client computer,
formatting a storage drive, and installing a program.
Once the computer is configured and operational, you can manage it by using the software and the
manageability features that are already integrated into the client computer and the network.
Desktop Management Interface
The UEFI BIOS of your computer supports an interface called System Management BIOS (SMBIOS)
Reference Specification, version 2.8 or later. SMBIOS provides information about the hardware components
of your computer. It is the responsibility of the UEFI BIOS to provide information about itself and the devices
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