Enabling Or Disabling A Device; Selecting A Startup Device; Selecting A Temporary Startup Device; Selecting Or Changing The Startup Device Sequence - Lenovo ThinkCentre M60e User Manual

6. Turn on the computer and leave it on for approximately 10 seconds. Then, turn off the computer by
holding the power switch for approximately five seconds.
7. Repeat step 1 through step 3.
8. Move the Clear CMOS /Recovery jumper back to the standard position (pin 1 and pin 2).
9. Reinstall the computer cover and connect the power cord. See "Completing the parts replacement"
on page 48.

Enabling or disabling a device

This section provides information on how to enable or disable user access to the following devices:
USB Setup
SATA Controller
External SATA Port
To enable or disable a device, do the following:
1. Start the Setup Utility program. See "Starting the Setup Utility program" on page 59.
2. From the Setup Utility program main menu, select Devices.
3. Depending on the device you want to enable or disable, do one of the following:
• Select USB Setup to enable or disable a USB device.
• Select ATA Drive Setup to enable or disable an internal or external SATA device.
4. Select the desired settings and press Enter.
5. Press F10 to save changes and exit the Setup Utility program. See "Exiting the Setup Utility program"
on page 62.

Selecting a startup device

If your computer does not start up from a device such as the disc or hard disk drive as expected, do one of
the following to select the startup device you want.

Selecting a temporary startup device

Use this procedure to select a temporary startup device.
Note: Not all discs and hard disk drives are bootable.
1. Turn off your computer.
2. Repeatedly press and release the F12 key when turning on the computer. When the Please select
boot device window displays, release the F12 key.
3. Select the desired startup device and press Enter. The computer will start up from the device you
selected.
Note: Selecting a startup device from the Please select boot device window does not permanently change
the startup sequence.

Selecting or changing the startup device sequence

To view or permanently change the configured startup device sequence, do the following:
Use this option to enable or disable a USB connector. When a USB connector is
disabled, the device connected to the USB connector cannot be used.
When this feature is set to Disable, all devices connected to the SATA connectors
(such as hard disk drives or the optical drive) are disabled and cannot be accessed.
When this option is set to Disable, the device connected to the External SATA
connector cannot be accessed.
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