Chapter 5. Advanced Configuration; Using The Setup Utility Program; Starting The Setup Utility Program; Enabling Or Disabling A Device - Lenovo ThinkCentre M73p User Manual

Chapter 5. Advanced configuration

This chapter contains the following topics:
• "Using the Setup Utility program" on page 35
• "Updating the BIOS" on page 40

Using the Setup Utility program

The Setup Utility program is used to view and change the configuration settings of your computer. This
section provides information about only the major configuration settings available in the program.
Note: The operating system settings might override any similar settings in the Setup Utility program.

Starting the Setup Utility program

To start the Setup Utility program, do the following:
1. Turn on or restart your computer.
2. Before Windows starts up, repeatedly press and release the F1 key until the Setup Utility program
opens. If a BIOS password has been set, the Setup Utility program will not open until you enter the
correct password. For more information, see "Using BIOS passwords" on page 38.
Note: For some keyboards, you might need to press Fn+F1 to open the Setup Utility program.
To view and change the configuration settings, follow the instructions on the right side of the screen. The
keys used to perform various tasks are displayed at the bottom of the screen.

Enabling or disabling a device

This section provides information about how to enable or disable user access to hardware devices (such
as USB connectors or storage drives).
To enable or disable a device, do the following:
1. Start the Setup Utility program. See "Starting the Setup Utility program" on page 35.
2. Select Devices.
3. Select the device you want to enable or disable and press Enter.
4. Select the desired setting and press Enter.
5. Exit the Setup Utility program. See "Exiting the Setup Utility program" on page 40.

Enabling or disabling the Automatic Power On features

If you enable the Automatic Power On features, your computer will start up automatically.
To enable or disable the Automatic Power On features, do the following:
1. Start the Setup Utility program. See "Starting the Setup Utility program" on page 35.
2. Select Power ➙ Automatic Power On and press Enter.
3. Select the feature you want to enable or disable and press Enter.
4. Select the desired setting and press Enter.
5. Exit the Setup Utility program. See "Exiting the Setup Utility program" on page 40.
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