Lenovo 7848, Hardware Maintenance Manual

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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 on your computer.
2. Repeatedly press the F12 key, until the Startup Device Manual appears.
3.
Select the desired startup device from the Startup Device Menu and press
Enter to begin.
Note: Selecting a startup device from the Startup Device menu does not
permanently change the startup sequence.
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 49.
2. Select the Startup tab.
3.
Select the devices for the Primary Startup Sequence.
4. Select Exit from the Setup Utility menu and then Save Changes and Exit .
If you have changed these settings and want to return to the default settings, select
Load Optimal Defaults on the Exit menu.
Exiting from the Setup Utility program
When you finish viewing or changing settings, press Esc to return to the Setup
Utility program menu (you might have to press Esc several times). If you want to
save the new settings, select the Exit tab, and then select Save Changes and Exit .
Otherwise, your changes will not be saved.
Chapter 6. Using the Setup Utility
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