Updating your system uefi bios – Lenovo IdeaPad U300e User Manual

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Table 6. Startup menu items (continued)

Menu item

Selection

Comments

UEFI/Legacy Boot

Both

• UEFI Only

• Legacy Only

Select system boot capability.

Both: System will boot by

following UEFI/Legacy Boot
Priority
setting.

UEFI Only: System will boot from

UEFI enabled OS.

Legacy Only: System will boot

from any OS other than UEFI
enabled OS.

Note: If you select UEFI Only,
system cannot boot from the
bootable devices which do not have
UEFI enabled OS.

UEFI/Legacy Boot Priority

• UEFI First

Legacy First

Select priority of boot option between
UEFI and Legacy.

Boot Mode

Quick

• Diagnostics

Note: You can also enter the
“Diagnostic” mode by pressing Esc
during POST.

Screen during POST:

Quick: ThinkPad Logo screen is

displayed.

Diagnostics: Test messages are

displayed.

Option Keys display (ThinkVantage
button message)

• Disabled

Enabled

If you select “Disabled,” the “To
interrupt normal startup, press the
blue ThinkVantage button.” message
is not displayed during POST.

Boot Device List F12 Option

• Disabled

Enabled

If you select “Enabled,” the F12 key
is recognized and the Boot menu is
displayed.

Boot Order Lock

Disabled

• Enabled

If you select “Enabled,” the Boot
Priority Order is locked for your future
use.

Updating your system UEFI BIOS

The Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) BIOS is a part of the system programs that make up the
basic layer of software built into your computer. UEFI BIOS translates the instructions from other software
layers.

Your computer system board has a module called electrically erasable programmable read-only memory
(EEPROM, also referred to as flash memory). You can update UEFI BIOS and the Configuration/ThinkPad
Setup Program by starting your computer with a flash update tool application running on the Windows
environment.

In some instances when you add software, hardware, or a device driver, you may be informed that you need
to update your UEFI BIOS in order for the new addition to work properly.

To update your UEFI BIOS, go to the following Web site and follow the instructions on the screen:
http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadDrivers

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Advanced configuration

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