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Chapter5.UsingtheSetupUtility

TheSetupUtilityprogramisusedtoviewandchangetheconﬁgurationsettingsofyourcomputer,regardless

ofwhichoperatingsystemyouareusing.However,theoperatingsystemsettingsmightoverrideanysimilar

settingsintheSetupUtilityprogram.

StartingtheLenovoBIOSSetupUtilityprogram

TostarttheLenovoBIOSSetupUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:

1.Ifyourcomputerisalreadyonwhenyoustartthisprocedure,shutdowntheoperatingsystemand

turnoffthecomputer.

2.PressandholdtheF1keythenturnonthecomputer.WhentheLenovoBIOSSetupUtilityprogramis

displayed,releasetheF1key.

Note:IfaPower-OnPasswordoranAdministratorPasswordhasbeenset,theSetupUtilityprogrammenu

willnotbedisplayeduntilyoutypeyourpassword.Formoreinformation,see“Usingpasswords.”

Viewingandchangingsettings

SystemconﬁgurationoptionsarelistedintheLenovoBIOSSetupUtilityprogrammenu.Tovieworchange

settings,see“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.”

YoumustusethekeyboardwhenusingtheLenovoBIOSSetupUtilitymenu.Thekeysusedtoperform

varioustasksaredisplayedonthebottomofeachscreen.

Usingpasswords

YoucanusetheLenovoBIOSSetupUtilityprogramtosetpasswordstopreventunauthorizedpersons

fromgainingaccesstoyourcomputeranddata.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.”Thefollowing

typesofpasswordsareavailable:

•AdministratorPassword

•Power-OnPassword

Youdonothavetosetanypasswordstouseyourcomputer.However,ifyoudecidetosetpasswords,read

thefollowingsections.

Passwordconsiderations

Apasswordcanbeanycombinationoflettersandnumbersupto16characters(a-zand0-9).Forsecurity

reasons,itisagoodideatouseastrongpasswordthatcannotbeeasilycompromised.Wesuggestthat

passwordsshouldfollowtheserules:

•Forastrongpassword,use7-16charactersandamixoflettersandnumbers.

•Donotuseyournameoryourusername.

•Donotuseacommonwordoracommonname.

•Usesomethingsigniﬁcantlydifferentfromyourpreviouspassword.

Attention:AdministratorandPower-Onpasswordsarenotcasesensitive.

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Lenovo 300 Specifications

General

Operating System	Windows 10 Home
Form Factor	Tower
Graphics	Integrated Intel HD Graphics
Connectivity	WiFi 802.11 a/c, Bluetooth
Ports	USB 3.0, USB 2.0, HDMI, VGA, Ethernet
Optical Drive	Optional DVD-RW
Dimensions	360 mm x 160 mm x 278.5 mm (14.17" x 6.30" x 10.96")