Lenovo ThinkStation P310 - Changing the BIOS Settings before Installing a New Operating System; Using the Cover Presence Switch; Using BIOS Passwords

ChangingtheBIOSsettingsbeforeinstallinganewoperatingsystem
BIOSsettingsvarybyoperatingsystem.ChangetheBIOSsettingsbeforeinstallinganewoperatingsystem.
TochangetheBIOSsettings,dothefollowing:
1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage35.
2.FromtheSetupUtilityprogrammainmenu,selectExit➙OSOptimizedDefault.
3.Dependingontheoperatingsystemtobeinstalled,dooneofthefollowing:
•ToinstalltheWindows10(64-bit)operatingsystem,selectEnabled.
•ToinstallanoperatingsystemotherthanWindows10(64-bit),selectDisabled.
4.SelectYesinthewindowdisplayedandpressEntertoconfirmyourselection.
5.TosavesettingandexittheSetupUtilityprogram,pressF10,selectY esinthewindowdisplayed,
andpressEnter.
Note:Forsomekeyboards,youmightneedtopressFn+F10toexittheSetupUtilityprogram.
Usingthecoverpresenceswitch
Thecoverpresenceswitchpreventsyourcomputerfromloggingintotheoperatingsystemwhenthe
computercoverisnotproperlyinstalledorclosed.
Tousethecoverpresenceswitch,enablethecover-presence-switchconnectoronthesystemboard
first.Toachievethis,dothefollowing:
1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage35.
2.SelectSecurity➙ChassisIntrusionDetectionandpressEnter.
3.SelectEnabledandpressEnter.
4.TosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram,pressF10,selectYesinthewindowdisplayed,and
pressEnter.Thecover-presence-switchconnectoronthesystemboardisenabled.
Note:Forsomekeyboards,youmightneedtopressFn+F10toexittheSetupUtilityprogram.
Thecoverpresenceswitchstartsfunctioning.Iftheswitchdetectsthatthecomputercoverisnotcorrectly
installedorclosed,anerrormessagewillbedisplayedwhenyouturnonthecomputer.Tofixtheerrorand
logintotheoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:
1.Properlyinstallorcloseyourcomputercover.SeeChapter7“Installingorreplacinghardware”on
page57.
2.StartandthenexittheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage35and
“ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage41.
UsingBIOSpasswords
ByusingtheSetupUtilityprogram,youcansetpasswordstopreventunauthorizedaccesstoyourcomputer
anddata.
Youdonothavetosetanypasswordstouseyourcomputer.However,usingpasswordsimprovescomputer
security.Ifyoudecidetosetanypasswords,readthefollowingtopics.
Passwordtypes
ThefollowingtypesofpasswordsareavailableintheSetupUtilityprogram:
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