Lenovo 0870A6U, User Manual

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Note: A password can be any combination of up to 64 (1 to 64) alphabetic and
numeric characters. For more information, see “Password considerations”
on page 68.
Enabling or disabling a device
This section provides instructions on how to enable or disable user access to a
device.
USB Support 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.
SATA Controller When this option is set to Disabled , the device connected to the
SATA connector (such as the hard disk drive or the optical drive) is
disabled and cannot be accessed.
To enable or disable a device, do the following:
1. Start the Setup Utility program. See “Starting the Setup Utility program” on
page 67.
2. Depending on the device you want to enable or disable, do one of the
following:
v
From the Setup Utility program main menu, select
Devices → USB Setup
and
follow the instructions on the screen to enable or disable the USB
connector(s) of your choice.
v
From the Setup Utility program main menu, select Devices
→
ATA Drive
Setup
→
SATA Controller to enable or disable the device connected to the
corresponding SATA connector on the system board.
3. Select the desired settings and press Enter.
4. Press Esc to return to the Setup Utility program main menu. You might have to
press Esc several times.
5. Press F10 to save the new settings and exit the Setup Utility program.
Notes:
a.
If you do not want to save the new settings, select
Exit → Discard Changes
and Exit
.
b. If you want to return to the default settings, press F9 or select Exit
→
Load
Optimal Defaults .
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 desired
startup device.
Selecting a temporary startup device
This section provides instructions on how to select a temporary startup device. You
can 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:
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