Lenovo ThinkCentre A70 (English) User Guide - Page 61

Enabling or disabling a device, Selecting a startup device, Devices, ATA Drives Setup, SATA Controller

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Enabling or disabling a device This section provides instructions on how to enable or disable user access to a device. SATA Controller When this option is set to Disabled, all devices connected to the SATA connectors (such as the hard disk drive and the optical drive) are disabled and will not be displayed in the system configuration. Serial Port1 Address Use this option to control the input and output of the serial port. USB Setup Use this option to set up USB connectors. 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: v Select ATA Drives Setup → SATA Controller to enable or disable the devices connected to the SATA connectors on the system board. v Select Serial Port Setup → Serial Port1 Address to enable or disable the serial port. v Select USB Setup and follow the instructions on the screen to enable or disable the USB connector(s) of your choice. 4. Select the desired settings and press Enter. 5. Press Esc to return to the Setup Utility program main menu. You might have to press Esc several times. 6. Press F10 to save the new settings and exit the Setup Utility program. Notes: a. If you do not want to save the new 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. 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. Chapter 4. Using the Setup Utility program 53

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Enabling or disabling a device
This section provides instructions on how to enable or disable user access to a
device.
SATA Controller
When this option is set to
Disabled
, all devices connected to the
SATA connectors (such as the hard disk drive and the optical
drive) are disabled and will not be displayed in the system
configuration.
Serial Port1 Address
Use this option to control the input and output of the serial port.
USB Setup
Use this option to set up USB connectors.
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:
v
Select
ATA Drives Setup
→
SATA Controller
to enable or disable the devices
connected to the SATA connectors on the system board.
v
Select
Serial Port Setup
→
Serial Port1 Address
to enable or disable the serial
port.
v
Select
USB Setup
and follow the instructions on the screen to enable or
disable the USB connector(s) of your choice.
4.
Select the desired settings and press Enter.
5.
Press Esc to return to the Setup Utility program main menu. You might have to
press Esc several times.
6.
Press F10 to save the new settings and exit the Setup Utility program.
Notes:
a.
If you do not want to save the new 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
.
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.
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