Debian Linux Setup Guide
For ThinkStation P330
Guidelines for Debian 9.5 and later
Section 1 - BIOS Setup and Pre-Installation Steps
The first step before installing Linux is to make sure BIOS is setup correctly
• For UEFI/GPT installations (recommended):
• Boot into BIOS by pressing the F1 function key at the “Lenovo” splash screen
• Tab over to the Exit menu tab, and set OS Optimized Defaults to Enabled
• Select Yes at the confirmation screen indicated below
• Tab over to the Security menu tab, select Secure Boot, and set the option to
“Disabled”
• Select F10 to “Save and Exit” BIOS.
• Insert the Debian installation media (either through USB or CD/DVD)
• Power on the system and press the F12 function key whenever the following
Lenovo splash screen appears
• Select the Linux bootable installation media UEFI option from the F12 boot menu
• For Legacy/MBR installations (not recommended):
• Boot into BIOS by pressing the F1 function key at the “Lenovo” splash screen
• Tab over to the Exit menu tab, and set OS Optimized Defaults to “Disabled”
• Select Yes at the confirmation screen indicated below
• Select F10 to “Save and Exit” BIOS
• Insert the Debian installation media (either through USB or CD/DVD)
• Power on the system and press the F12 function key whenever the following
Lenovo splash screen appears
• Select the Linux bootable installation media Legacy option from the F12 boot
menu
Section 2 – Installing Debian Linux 9.5
Please refer to the following instructions and screenshots on how to install Debian 9.5 on the
ThinkStation P330 workstations
• Select Graphical Install from the Debian GNU/Linux UEFI Installer menu
• Select a language
• Detect network hardware: Select no ethernet card and press continue
• A similar window will pop up after the above step, ignore it and move forward by pressing
continue
• Configure the network by entering a hostname
• Set up a root password