Enabling Or Disabling A Device; Selecting A Startup Device; Selecting A Temporary Startup Device - Lenovo 0401R6U User Manual

Enabling or disabling a device

This section provides instructions on how to enable or disable user access to a
device.
USB Setup
SATA Controller
To enable or disable a device, do the following:
1. Start the Setup Utility program. See "Starting the Setup Utility program" on
2. From the Setup Utility program main menu, select Devices.
3. Depending on the device you want to enable or disable, do one of the
4. Select the desired settings and press Enter.
5. Press Esc to return to the Setup Utility program main menu. You might have to
6. Press F10 to save the new settings and exit the Setup Utility program.

Selecting a startup device

If your computer does not start up from a device (such as a hard disk drive or the
disc in an optical drive) as expected, do one of the following to select the desired
startup device.

Selecting a temporary startup device

This section provides instructions on how to select a temporary startup device. You
can use the instructions in this section to start up from any startup device.
Note: Not all discs and hard disk drives are bootable.
To select a temporary startup device, do the following:
1. Turn off your computer.
2. Repeatedly press and release the F12 key when turning on the computer. When
3. Select the desired startup device on the Startup Device Menu and press Enter
Use this option to set up USB connectors.
When this option is set to Disabled, all devices connected to the
SATA connectors (such as the hard disk drive or the optical drive)
are disabled and will not be displayed in the system configuration.
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following:
v Select USB Setup and follow the instructions on the screen to enable or
disable the USB connector(s) of your choice.
v Select ATA Drives Setup → SATA Controller to enable or disable the devices
connected to the SATA connectors on the system board.
press Esc several times.
Notes:
a. If you do not want to save the settings, select Exit → Discard Changes and
Exit.
b. If you want to return to the default settings, press F9 or select Exit → Load
Optimal Defaults.
the Startup Device Menu opens, release the F12 key.
to begin.
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