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Updating your system UEFI BIOS, Using system management, Desktop Management Interface

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• Exit Discarding Changes: Restart the system without saving the changes. • Load Setup Defaults: Load the default setting that was in effect at the time of purchase. Enable OS Optimized Defaults to meet the Microsoft Windows 8 certification requirements. When you change this setting, some other settings are changed automatically. The affected settings are CSM Support, UEFI/Legacy Boot, Secure Boot, and Secure RollBack Prevention. • Discard Changes: Discard the changes. • Save Changes: Save the changes. Updating your system UEFI BIOS The Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) BIOS is a part of the system programs that make up the basic layer of software built into your computer. The UEFI BIOS translates the instructions from other software layers. Your computer system board has a module called EEPROM, also referred to as flash memory. You can update the UEFI BIOS and the ThinkPad Setup program by starting your computer with a flash update optical disc or flash update application running in the Windows environment. In some instances when you add software, hardware, or a device driver, you might be informed that you need to update your UEFI BIOS in order for the new addition to work properly. To update your UEFI BIOS, go to the following Web site and follow the instructions on the screen: http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkPadDrivers Using system management This section is intended primarily for network administrators. Your computer is designed for manageability, so that you can redirect more of your resources to better meet your business objectives. This manageability, or "Total Cost of Ownership" (TCO), enables you to remotely operate client computers in the same way as you operate your own computer, such as turning on a client computer, formatting hard disk drive, and installing software. Once the computer is configured and operational, you can manage it by use of software and manageability features already integrated into the client system and the network. System management Read this topic to learn more about features of system management: Desktop Management Interface The system UEFI BIOS of your computer supports an interface called System Management BIOS Reference Specification (SMBIOS) V2.6.1 SMBIOS provides information about the hardware components of your system. It is the responsibility of the BIOS to supply this database with information about itself and the devices on the system board. This specification documents the standards for getting access to this BIOS information. Preboot eXecution Environment Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE) technology makes your computer more manageable (it is PXE 2.1-compliant) by enabling it to boot (load an operating system or another executable image) from a 104 User Guide

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Exit Discarding Changes
: Restart the system without saving the changes.
•
Load Setup Defaults
: Load the default setting that was in effect at the time of purchase.
Enable
OS Optimized Defaults
to meet the Microsoft Windows 8 certification requirements. When you
change this setting, some other settings are changed automatically. The affected settings are
CSM
Support
,
UEFI/Legacy Boot
,
Secure Boot
, and
Secure RollBack Prevention
.
•
Discard Changes
: Discard the changes.
•
Save Changes
: Save the changes.
Updating your system UEFI BIOS
The Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) BIOS is a part of the system programs that make up the
basic layer of software built into your computer. The UEFI BIOS translates the instructions from other
software layers.
Your computer system board has a module called EEPROM, also referred to as flash memory. You can
update the UEFI BIOS and the ThinkPad Setup program by starting your computer with a flash update
optical disc or flash update application running in the Windows environment.
In some instances when you add software, hardware, or a device driver, you might be informed that you
need to update your UEFI BIOS in order for the new addition to work properly.
To update your UEFI BIOS, go to the following Web site and follow the instructions on the screen:
Using system management
This section is intended primarily for network administrators.
Your computer is designed for manageability, so that you can redirect more of your resources to better
meet your business objectives.
This manageability, or “Total Cost of Ownership” (TCO), enables you to remotely operate client computers
in the same way as you operate your own computer, such as turning on a client computer, formatting
hard disk drive, and installing software.
Once the computer is configured and operational, you can manage it by use of software and manageability
features already integrated into the client system and the network.
System management
Read this topic to learn more about features of system management:
Desktop Management Interface
The system UEFI BIOS of your computer supports an interface called System Management BIOS Reference
Specification (SMBIOS) V2.6.1 SMBIOS provides information about the hardware components of your
system. It is the responsibility of the BIOS to supply this database with information about itself and the
devices on the system board. This specification documents the standards for getting access to this BIOS
information.
Preboot eXecution Environment
Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE) technology makes your computer more manageable (it is PXE
2.1-compliant) by enabling it to boot (load an operating system or another executable image) from a
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