Enabling Or Disabling A Device; Selecting A Startup Device; Selecting A Temporary Startup Device - Lenovo ThinkCentre 7515 Hardware Maintenance Manual

Enabling or disabling a device

This section provides information on how to enable or disable user access to the
following devices:
SATA Controller
Floppy A
To set the 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 settings and press Enter.
4. Return to the Setup Utility program menu and select Exit → Save Changes and
To set the 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 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 a hard disk drive or the
disc in an optical drive as expected, do one of the following to select the startup
device of your choice.

Selecting a temporary startup device

This section provides instructions on how to select a temporary startup device. Use
the instructions in this section to start up from any startup device.
Note: Not all discs and hard disk drives are bootable.
To select a temporary startup device, do the following:
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 on the Startup Device Menu and press Enter
When this feature is set to Disabled, all devices connected to the
SATA connectors (such as hard disk drives or the optical drive)
are disabled and will not be displayed in the system
configuration.
When this feature is set to Disabled, the diskette drive cannot be
accessed.
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SATA Controller.
Exit.
Note: If you do not want to save the settings, select Discard Changes and Exit.
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Floppy A.
Exit.
Note: If you do not want to save the settings, select Discard Changes and Exit.
the Startup Device Menu opens, release the F12 key.
to begin.
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