Some items are displayed on the menu only if the computer supports the corresponding features. The following table lists the Startup menu items.

Table 6. Startup menu items

Menu item

Selection

Comments

 

 

 

 

Boot

 

 

Refer to “Changing the startup

 

 

 

sequence” on page 96.

 

 

 

 

Network Boot

USB CD

Select the boot device when the system

 

USB FDD

wakes from LAN. If the Wake on

 

LAN function is enabled, the network

 

ATA HDD0

 

administrator can turn on all of the

 

ATA HDD1

computers in a LAN remotely by use of

 

USB HDD

network management software.

 

 

 

PCI LAN

 

 

 

 

 

UEFI/Legacy Boot

Both (If OS Optimized is

Select system boot capability.

 

 

Disabled)

Both: The system boots by the

 

UEFI Only (If OS Optimized is

 

following UEFI/Legacy Boot Priority

 

 

Enabled)

setting.

 

Legacy Only

UEFI Only: The system boots from

 

UEFI/Legacy Boot Priority

the UEFI enabled operating system.

 

Legacy Only: The system boots from

 

 

 

 

UEFI First

any operating system other than the

 

Legacy First

UEFI enabled one.

 

 

 

CSM Support (for UEFI Only)

Note: If you select UEFI Only, the

 

system cannot boot from the bootable

 

No

 

devices that do not have the UEFI

 

Yes

enabled operating system.

 

 

 

 

 

Compatibility Support Module (CSM) is

 

 

 

required for booting the legacy operating

 

 

 

system. If you select UEFI Only, CSM

 

 

 

Support will be selectable. For Both or

 

 

 

Legacy Only mood, CSM Support will

 

 

 

not be selectable.

 

 

 

 

Boot Mode

Quick

The Quick boot is intended to boot the

 

Diagnostics

operating system as soon as possible

 

by reducing the POST elapsed time. The

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diagnostics boot is to be used for the

 

 

 

problem determination by performing

 

 

 

tests of the devices.

 

 

 

 

Option Key Display

Enabled

If you select Disabled, then the message

 

Disabled

“To interrupt normal startup, press Enter”

 

will not be displayed during the POST.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boot Device List F12 Option

Enabled

If you select Enabled, the F12 key will be

 

Disabled

recognized and the Boot menu window

 

will be displayed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boot Order Lock

Disabled

If you select Disabled, your computer

 

Enabled

will boot using the default priority. If you

 

select Enabled, your computer will boot

 

 

 

 

 

 

using the priority you have customized.

 

 

 

 

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Lenovo S540 Menu item Selection Comments Boot, Network Boot, UEFI/Legacy Boot Both If OS Optimized is, Legacy First, Yes

S540 specifications

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