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Ubuntu Linux 20.04 LTS Installation

Lenovo ThinkStation P620

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Contents

SECTION 1 – BIOS SETUP & PREINSTALLATION STEPS
SECTION 2 – INSTALLING UBUNTU LINUX 20.04 LTS
SECTION 3 – RAID ARRAY INSTALLATION
SECTION 4 – RAIDXPERT2 MANAGEMENT APPLICATION

SECTION 5 – INSTALLING THE AQUANTIA LAN DRIVER
SECTION 6 – INSTALLING THE NVIDIA GRAPHICS DRIVER
SECTION 7 – REVISION HISTORY

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Section 1 - BIOS Setup & Preinstallation Steps

The first step before installing Linux is to make sure the system BIOS is setup
correctly. Follow the steps below to ensure a few BIOS settings are set
appropriately.

• Boot into BIOS setup by pressing the function F1 key at the “Lenovo”
splash screen.

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• On the main start menu within BIOS setup, select the “Security” option.

• On the “Security” menu tab, scroll down and select the “Secure Boot”

option.

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• Set the “Secure Boot” drop-down option to “Disabled”.

• Press the function F10 key to “Save & Exit” the BIOS setup menu and

select “Yes” on the pop-up window that’ll appear.

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Section 2 – Installing Ubuntu Linux 20.04 LTS

Please refer to the following instructions and screenshots on how to install Ubuntu
Linux 20.04 LTS on the Lenovo ThinkStation P620.

• Insert the Ubuntu 20.04 installation media either through USB or CD/DVD.

• Power on the system and press the function F12 key when the Lenovo

splash screen appears.

• Select the Linux bootable installation media from the Startup Device Menu.

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• Select the “Ubuntu” option from the GRUB boot menu, and press enter.

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• The Ubuntu Linux Welcome Screen should appear. Select the appropriate
language and “Continue”.

• Select the appropriate keyboard layout and “Continue”.

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• Select the type of installation and whether to install updates and
“Continue”.

• Select “Erase disk and install Ubuntu” to automatically create the filesystem
partitions and “Continue”.

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• Select the drive from the dropdown menu on where to install the Ubuntu

image and select “Install Now”.
For AMD RAID arrays, see Section 3 below.

• Select “Continue” to confirm writing changes to the disk.

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• Select the appropriate geographical location and “Continue”.

• Fill in the appropriate boxes below and select “Continue”.

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• Let the system finish the installation.

• Once the installation completes, select “Reboot Now”.