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BIOS setup utility
WhatistheBIOSsetuputility?
TheBIOSsetuputilityisROM‐basedsof tware.Itcommunicatesbasic
computerinformationandprov idesoptionsforsettingbootdevices,
security,hardwaremode,andotherpreferences.
HowcanIstarttheBIOSsetuputility?
TostarttheBIOSsetuputility:
1 Shutdownthecomputer.
2 PresstheNovobuttonandthenselectBIOSSetup.
HowcanIchangethebootmode?(onselectmodels)
Therearetwobootmodes:UEFIFirstandLegacySupport.Tochangethe
bootmode,starttheBIOSsetuputilityandsetbootmodetoUEFIFirstor
LegacySupportonthebootmenu.
WhendoIneedtochangethebootmode?(onselectmodels)
ThedefaultbootmodeforyourcomputerisUEFIFirstmode.Ifyouneed
toinstallalegacyWindowsoperatingsystemonyourcomputer,youmust
changethebootmodetoLegacySupport.ThelegacyWindowsoperating
systemcannotbeinstalledifyoudonʹtchangethebootmode.
Getting help
HowcanIcontactthecustomersupportcenter?
See“Chapter3.Gettinghelpandservice”ofLenovoSafetyandGeneral
InformationGuide.