Selecting A Startup Device; Selecting A Temporary Startup Device; Selecting Or Changing The Startup Device Sequence - Lenovo ThinkCentre Hardware Maintenance Manual

To set SATA Controller, do the following:
1. Start the Setup Utility program. See "Starting the Setup Utility program" on
2. From the Setup Utility program menu, select Devices → ATA Drives Setup →
3. Select the desired devices and settings and press Enter.
4. Return to the Setup Utility program menu and select Exit → Save Changes and
To set Floppy A, do the following:
1. Start the Setup Utility program. See "Starting the Setup Utility program" on
2. From the Setup Utility program menu, select Devices → Floppy Drive Setup →
3. Select the desired devices and settings and press Enter.
4. Return to the Setup Utility program menu and select Exit → Save Changes and

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, use one of the following procedures to select a startup
device.

Selecting a temporary startup device

Use this procedure to start up from any start device.
Note: Not all discs, hard disk drives, and diskettes are bootable.
1. Turn off your computer.
2. Press and hold the F12 key, and then turn on the computer. When the Please
3. Select the desired startup device from the boot device list and press Enter to
Note: Selecting a startup device from the Please select boot device window does

Selecting or changing the startup device sequence

To view or permanently change the configured startup device sequence, do the
following:
1. Start the Setup Utility program. See "Starting the Setup Utility program" on
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SATA Controller.
Exit.
Note: If you do not want to save the settings, select Discard Changes and Exit
or Discard Changes.
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Floppy A.
Exit.
Note: If you do not want to save the settings, select Discard Changes and Exit.
select boot device window displays, release the F12 key.
Note: If you are using a USB keyboard and the Please select boot device
window does not display using this method, repeatedly press and
release the F12 key rather than leaving it pressed when turning on the
computer.
begin.
not permanently change the startup sequence.
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