EMERGENCY! What the heck did I just do? CAN'T Boot!

[titianmom]

Hello and help,

I think I just hosed my T530. I was in the process of setting up dual-booting into Linux.

It is running Windows 7. I interrupted the boot to change UEFI to Disable and Secure Boot to Disable. (I think I should have left UEFI alone.)

Now I can't boot at all. The Device to BOOT FROM window has the left pointer on PCI LAN, but DVD Drive is highlighted! Anyway, it just keeps going into the LENOVO screen with a tiny "Hit enter to interupt", Then it pops into that DEVICE TO BOOT FROM screen again and keeps looping.

I went back into the Setup window and put the UEFI back to Enable, SECURE BOOT to Enable, and of course removed the DVD from the drive, but it doesn't help.

Keeps going into the DEVICE TO BOOT FROM window with the werid pointer on PCI LAN but DVD drive highlighted.

Would going into Security and setting things back to setup mode help? What should I do!?

Kim

[titianmom]

Hi all,

I managed to get it back into Windows by setting the EFI and Secure Boot back to what it was originally AND going into STARTUP and setting EFI to Legacy.

Obviously I have to read up on Lenovo's BIOS/SETUP windows and how they relate to one another before I pursue the Linux loading.

I've always used Linux on old Thinkpads; this new EFI and Secure Boot is driving me crazy.

I had read somewhere that I only needed to disable EFI and Secure Boot, then boot off the DVD and away I go. Not so, apparently.

I am reading the manual on my machine again, however, if someone has experience using Linux on their newer Thinkpads, please advice me on this.

Pls PM me if you can. Thanks in advance! Kim

[EAkamai]

Hi all, Obviously I have to read up on Lenovo's BIOS/SETUP windows and how they relate to one another before I pursue the Linux loading.

Aloha!
If you can find out more about this it would be appreciated. We plan to dual boot Linux as well.
Never had a problem with T61 - but we are looking to get a new model (T530).

Thanks