Red Hat Enterprise Linux Setup Guide
For ThinkStation P330
Official Support of Red Hat 7.5 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):
o Boot into BIOS by pressing the F1 function 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 installation 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 F1 function key at the “Lenovo” splash screen
o Tab over to the Exit menu tab, and set OS Optimized Defaults to “Disabled”
o Select Yes at the confirmation screen indicated below
o Select F10 to “Save and Exit” BIOS
o Insert the RHEL 7 installation 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 P330 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