Chapter 4. Troubleshooting
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BIOS setup utility
WhatistheBIOSsetuputility?
TheBIOSsetuputilityisROM‐basedsoftware.Itdisplaysbasiccomputer
informationandprovidesoptionsforsettingbootdevices,security,
hardwaremode,andotherpreferences.
HowcanIstarttheBIOSsetuputility?
TostarttheBIOSsetuputility:
1 Shutdownthecomputer.
2 PresstheNovobuttonandthenselectBIOSSetup.
HowcanIchangethebootmode?
Therearetwobootmodes:UEFIandLegacySupport.Tochangetheboot
mode,starttheBIOSsetuputilityandsetbootmodetoUEFIorLegacy
Supportonthebootmenu.
WhendoIneedtochangethebootmode?
ThedefaultbootmodeforyourcomputerisUEFImode.Ifyouneedto
installalegacyoperatingsystem,suchasWindows,LinuxorDos,etc(that
is,anyoperatingsystembeforeWindows8)onyourcomputer,youmust
changethebootmodetoLegacySupport.Thelegacyoperatingsystem,
suchasWindows,LinuxorDos,etccannotbeinstalledifyoudonʹtchange
thebootmode.
Getting help
HowcanIcontactthecustomersupportcenter?
See“Chapter3.Gettinghelpandservice”ofLenovoSafetyandGeneral
InformationGuide.