Enabling Or Disabling A Device; Selecting A Startup Device; Selecting A Temporary Startup Device - Lenovo ThinkCentre 3029 User Manual

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
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
4. Select the desired settings and press Enter.
5. Press F10 to save and exit the Setup Utility program. See "Exiting from the

Selecting a startup device

If your computer does not start up from a device such as the disc, diskette, 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, hard disk drives, and diskettes are bootable.
1. Turn off your computer.
2. Repeatedly press and release the F12 key when turning on the computer. When
3. Select the desired startup device and press Enter. The computer will start up
Note: Selecting a startup device from the Please select boot device window does
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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following:
v Select USB Setup to enable or disable a USB device.
v Select ATA Drive Setup to enable or disable an internal or external SATA
device.
Setup Utility program" on page 60.
the Please select boot device window displays, release the F12 key.
from the device you selected.
not permanently change the startup sequence.
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