Selecting a temporary startup device, Selecting or changing the boot device sequence, Exiting from the setup utility program – Lenovo 6396 User Manual

Page 27: Selecting, Temporary, Startup, Device, Changing, Boot, Sequence

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Selecting

a

temporary

startup

device

Use

this

procedure

to

start

up

from

any

boot

device.

Note:

Not

all

CDs,

hard

disks,

and

diskettes

are

bootable.

1.

Turn

off

your

computer.

2.

Press

and

hold

the

F12

key

then

turn

on

the

computer.

When

the

Startup

Device

Menu

appears,

release

the

F12

key.

Note:

If

you

are

using

a

USB

keyboard

and

the

Startup

Device

Menu

does

not

display

using

this

method,

repeatedly

press

and

release

the

F12

key

rather

than

leaving

it

pressed

when

turning

on

the

computer.

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.

Selecting

or

changing

the

boot

device

sequence

Note:

On

some

systems,

the

term

startup

is

used

instead

of

boot

.

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

17).

2.

Select

Boot.

3.

Select

Boot

Sequence.

See

the

information

displayed

on

the

right

side

of

the

screen.

4.

Select

the

devices

for

the

boot

sequence.

5.

Select

Exit

from

the

Setup

Utility

menu

and

then

Save

Settings

or

Save

and

exit

the

Setup

Utility.

If

you

have

changed

these

settings

and

want

to

return

to

the

default

settings,

select

Load

Default

Settings

on

the

Exit

menu.

Exiting

from

the

Setup

Utility

program

After

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

Save

Settings

or

Save

and

exit

the

Setup

Utility.

Otherwise,

your

changes

will

not

be

saved.

Chapter

5.

Using

the

Setup

Utility

19

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