Using security profile by device, Selecting a startup device, Selecting a temporary startup device – Lenovo 3000 J Series User Manual

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Using

Security

Profile

by

Device

Security

Profile

by

Device

is

used

to

enable

or

disable

user

access

to

the

following

devices:

IDE

controller

When

this

feature

is

set

to

Disable

,

all

devices

connected

to

the

IDE

controller

(such

as

hard

disk

drives

or

the

CD-ROM

drive)

are

disabled

and

will

not

be

displayed

in

the

system

configuration.

Diskette

Drive

Access

When

this

feature

is

set

to

Disable

,

the

diskette

drive

cannot

be

accessed.

Diskette

Write

Protect

When

this

feature

is

set

to

Enable

,

all

diskettes

are

treated

as

if

they

are

write-protected.

You

can

read

the

diskette,

but

you

cannot

write

to

the

diskette.

To

set

Security

Profile

by

Device,

do

the

following:

1.

Start

the

Setup

Utility

program

(see

“Starting

the

Setup

Utility

program”

on

page

47).

2.

From

the

Setup

Utility

program

menu,

select

Security

.

3.

Select

Security

Profile

by

Device

.

4.

Select

the

desired

devices

and

settings

and

press

Enter.

5.

Return

to

the

Setup

Utility

program

menu

and

select

Exit

and

then

Save

Settings

or

Save

and

exit

the

Setup

Utility

.

Note:

If

you

do

not

want

to

save

the

settings,

select

Exit

the

Setup

Utility

without

saving

.

Selecting

a

startup

device

If

your

computer

does

not

start

up

(boot)

from

a

device

such

as

the

CD-ROM,

diskette,

or

hard

disk

as

expected,

use

one

of

the

following

procedures

to

select

a

startup

device.

Selecting

a

temporary

startup

device

Use

this

procedure

to

startup

from

any

boot

device.

Note:

Not

all

CDs,

hard

disks,

and

diskettes

are

startable

(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.

Chapter

5.

Using

the

Setup

Utility

49

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