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Selecting A Startup Device; Selecting A Temporary Startup Device; Selecting Or Changing The Startup Device Sequence; Exiting From The Setup Utility Program - Lenovo S310 Hardware Maintenance Manual

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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 page 51.
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 following:
• Select USB Setup to enable or disable a USB device.
• Select ATA Drive Setup to enable or disable an internal or external SATA device.
4. Select the desired settings and press Enter.
5. Press F10 to save and exit the Setup Utility program. See "Exiting from the Setup Utility program"
on page 53.

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 the Startup Device
Menu opens, release the F12 key.
3. Select the desired startup device on the Startup Device Menu and press Enter.
Note: Selecting a startup device on the Startup Device Menu does not permanently change the startup
device sequence.

Selecting or 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 51.
2. From the Setup Utility program main menu, select Startup.
3. Select the devices for the Primary Boot Sequence, the Automatic Boot Sequence, and the Error Boot
Sequence. Read the information displayed on the right side of the screen.
4. Press F10 to save and exit the Setup Utility program. See "Exiting from the Setup Utility program"
on page 53.

Exiting from the Setup Utility program

After you finish viewing or changing settings, press Esc to return to the Setup Utility program main menu.
You might have to press Esc several times. Do one of the following:
Use this option to enable or disable a USB connector. When a USB connector is
disabled, the device connected to the USB connector cannot be used.
When this feature is set to Disable, all devices connected to the SATA connectors
(such as hard disk drives or the optical drive) are disabled and cannot be accessed.
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Chapter 6
Using the Setup Utility program
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