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Guys, I just purchased a new Lenovo Idea Pad Slim 5i laptop and I cannot figure out how to change the boot order in the BIOS.
In the brief time that I've had it, I did find a video that demonstrates how one can insert a very small pin into a very small hole, on the right side of the laptop, to force a BIOS screen to appear during boot; however, I can't seem to find a small enough "pin" to do the job!
My intent is to delete the current Windows OS installation, then install Linux Mint 21.3 (Cinnamon).
Thank you, in advance, for your help, guys & gals!
Guys, I just purchased a new Lenovo Idea Pad Slim 5i laptop and I cannot figure out how to change the boot order in the BIOS. In the brief time that I've had it, I did find a video that demonstrates how one can insert a very small pin into a very small hole, on the right side of the laptop, to force a BIOS screen to appear during boot; however, I can't seem to find a small enough "pin" to do the job! My intent is to delete the current Windows OS installation, then install Linux Mint 21.3 (Cinnamon).
Your model does have a Novo button hole located on the right hand side, as opposed to a Novo button on the keyboard.
You will need to find a suitably sized pin or paperclip to press the internal Novo button.
NB UEFI is the ONLY boot option on this model. There is no Legacy/CSM boot available.
Therefore, do not delete the existing FAT32 EFI system partition (esp).
Keep it (sda1) and then later create 3 new partitions for root, swap and Home.
I would recommend using GParted on a USB bootable drive to remove the surplus Windows partitions (NOT esp) and create 3 additional Linux partitions before you boot from the Linux Mint USB drive.
Your model does have a Novo button hole located on the right hand side, as opposed to a Novo button on the keyboard. You will need to find a suitably sized pin or paperclip to press the internal Novo button. NB UEFI is the ONLY boot option on this model. There is no Legacy/CSM boot available. Therefore, do not delete the existing FAT32 EFI system partition (esp).
Keep it (sda1) and then later create 3 new partitions for root, swap and Home.
I would recommend using GParted on a USB bootable drive to remove the surplus Windows partitions (NOT esp) and create 3 additional Linux partitions before you boot from the Linux Mint USB drive.
From page 22 of that manual you posted:
Quote:
Originally Posted by Lenovo Manual
When the Lenovo logo appears on the screen, press F2 repeatedly. Note: For computers with hotkey mode enabled, press Fn + F2
Same instructions as the user manual I posted earlier.
Your model does have a Novo button hole located on the right hand side, as opposed to a Novo button on the keyboard.
You will need to find a suitably sized pin or paperclip to press the internal Novo button.
NB UEFI is the ONLY boot option on this model. There is no Legacy/CSM boot available.
Therefore, do not delete the existing FAT32 EFI system partition (esp).
Keep it (sda1) and then later create 3 new partitions for root, swap and Home.
I would recommend using GParted on a USB bootable drive to remove the surplus Windows partitions (NOT esp) and create 3 additional Linux partitions before you boot from the Linux Mint USB drive.
Just to add that you may also need to disable Secure Boot (and Fast Boot?) as well as making USB HDD the first item in the Boot Order.
I prefer to pre-partition the drive using GParted, but you can use the Linux Mint installer itself to do this by selecting "Something else" at the partitioning stage.
Just to add that you may also need to disable Secure Boot (and Fast Boot?) as well as making USB HDD the first item in the Boot Order.
I prefer to pre-partition the drive using GParted, but you can use the Linux Mint installer itself to do this by selecting "Something else" at the partitioning stage.
I'll check it out, beachboy2.
...hmmm... I never had this problem with my Samsung, until I suddenly lost the ability to access the BIOS!
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