Selecting A Startup Device; Selecting A Temporary Startup Device; Selecting Or Changing The Startup Device Sequence; Exiting From The Setup Utility Program - Lenovo ThinkCentre Hardware Maintenance Manual

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 and exit the Setup Utility program. See "Exiting from the Setup Utility program"
on page 39.

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 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:
1. Start the Setup Utility program. See "Starting the Setup Utility program" on page 37.
2. From the Setup Utility program main menu, select Startup.
3. Select the devices for the Primary Startup Sequence, the Automatic Startup Sequence, and the Error
Startup Sequence. Read the information displayed on the right side of the screen.
4. Press F10 to save and exit the Setup Utility program. See "Exiting from the Setup Utility program"
on page 39.

Exiting from the Setup Utility program

After you finish viewing or changing settings, press Esc to return to the Setup Utility program main menu.
You might have to press Esc several times. Then, do one of the following:
• If you want to save the new settings, press F10 to save and exit the Setup Utility program.
• If you do not want to save the settings, select Exit ® Discard Changes and Exit.
• If you want to return to the default settings, press F9 to load the default settings.
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