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Selecting a startup device, Selecting a temporary startup device, Changing the startup device sequence – Lenovo THINKCENTRE 8177 User Manual

Page 64: Advanced settings, Selecting, Startup, Device, Temporary, Changing, Sequence

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Selecting

a

startup

device

If

the

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.

If

your

computer

is

already

on

when

you

start

this

procedure,

shut

down

the

operating

system

and

turn

off

the

computer.

2.

To

open

the

Startup

Device

Menu,

repeatedly

press

the

F12

key

as

you

turn

on

the

computer.

Note:

Selecting

a

startup

device

from

this

list

does

not

permanently

change

the

startup

sequence;

it

is

valid

for

one

boot

cycle

only.

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

55).

2.

Select

Startup

.

3.

Select

Startup

Sequence

.

See

the

information

displayed

on

the

right

side

of

the

screen.

4.

Select

the

devices

for

the

Primary

Startup

Sequence,

the

Automatic

Startup

Sequence,

and

the

Error

Startup

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.

Advanced

settings

On

some

computer

models

the

Advanced

settings

menu

includes

a

setting

to

Enable/Disable

HyperThreading.

This

feature

works

only

with

HyperThreading-aware

operating

systems

such

as

Microsoft

®

Windows

®

XP.

The

default

setting

for

HyperThreading

is

Enabled.

However,

if

you

select

Set

Defaults

and

are

using

an

operating

system

other

than

Windows

XP,

the

computer

performance

might

be

degraded.

Therefore,

you

should

always

set

HyperThreading

to

Disabled

unless

you

are

sure

your

operating

system

supports

HyperThreading.

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