Table 6. Startup menu items (continued)
Menu item
Boot Mode
Option Key Display
Boot Device List F12 Option
Boot Order Lock
Restart menu
If you need to close the ThinkPad Setup program and restart the system, select Restart from the ThinkPad
Setup program main menu. The following submenu is displayed:
• Exit Saving Changes: Restart the system after saving the changes.
• 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
Selection
• Quick
• Diagnostics
• Disabled
• Enabled
• Disabled
• Enabled
• Disabled
• Enabled
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Screen during POST:
• Quick: The ThinkPad Logo screen
is displayed.
• Diagnostics: Test messages are
displayed.
Beep at POST completion:
• Quick: No. Sounds on error cases
only.
• Diagnostics: Yes. Always sounds.
"Ctrl-S" prompt for on-board
Ethernet:
• Quick: No.
• Diagnostics: Yes.
Memory testing during POST:
• Quick: Quick test (or no test).
• Diagnostics: Full test.
Testing other devices during POST:
• Quick: Minimum test (or no test).
• Diagnostics: Can perform
necessary testing for critical
devices.
Note: You can also enter Diagnostic
mode by pressing Esc during POST.
If you select Disabled, then the
message "To interrupt normal startup,
press Enter" is not displayed during
the POST.
If you select Enabled, the F12 key
is recognized and the Boot Menu is
displayed.
If you select Disabled, your computer
will boot using the default priority. If
you select Enabled, your computer
will boot using the priority you have
customized.
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Advanced configuration
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