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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Setup Guide

For ThinkStation P320

Section 1 – BIOS Setup and Preinstallation Steps

The first step before installing Linux is to make sure BIOS is setup correctly.

 For UEFI/GPT installations (recommended):

o Boot into BIOS by pressing the function F1 key at the “Lenovo” splash screen.
o Tab over to the “Exit” menu tab, and set “OS “Optimized Defaults” to “Enabled”.

o Select “Yes” at the confirmation screen indicated below.

o Tab over to the “Security” menu tab, select “Secure Boot”, and set the option to

“Disabled”.

o Select F10 to “Save and Exit” BIOS.

o Insert the RHEL 7 install media (either through USB or CD/DVD).

o Power on the system and press the F12 function key whenever the following

Lenovo splash screen appears.

o Select the Linux bootable installation media “UEFI” option from the F12 boot

menu.

 For Legacy/MBR installations (not recommended):

o Boot into BIOS by pressing the function F1 key at the “Lenovo” splash screen.
o Tab over to the “Exit” menu tab, and set “OS “Optimized Defaults” to “Disabled”.

o Select F10 to “Save and Exit” BIOS.

o Insert the RHEL 7 install media (either through USB or CD/DVD).
o Power on the system and press the F12 function key whenever the following

Lenovo splash screen appears.

o Select the Linux bootable installation media “Legacy” option from the F12 boot

menu.

Section 2 – Installing RHEL 7

Please refer to the following instructions and screenshots on how to install RHEL 7 on the
ThinkStation P320 workstations.

 Highlight the “Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7” from the installer menu and press “e”.

 Add “nomodeset” to the end of the Linux boot image line and press Ctrl-X.

 With Intel Kaby-Lake CPU’s, the following warning message may appear.