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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Setup Guide

For ThinkStation P520c, P520, P720, & P920

Section 1 – BIOS Setup and Preinstallation Steps

The first step before installing Linux is to make sure BIOS is setup correctly. By default, the
system BIOS should be set up to handle both UEFI/GPT and Legacy/MBR partitions.

 For standalone NVMe PCIe SSDs, make sure these drives are set up in PCIE mode (not

VMD mode).

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

o Select the “Advanced” menu option (left) and “Intel VMD technology” (right).

o Disable each “CPU x Port y”.

o Select F10 to “Save and Exit” BIOS.

 For NVMe PCIe SSDs in RAID mode, see Section 4 below.

 For UEFI/GPT installations (recommended):

o Boot into BIOS by pressing the function F1 key at the “Lenovo” splash screen.
o Select “Setup” from the screen indicated below.

o Select “Exit” menu option (left) and set “OS Optimized Defaults” (right) to

“Enabled”.

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

o Select the “Security” menu option (left), then select “Secure Boot” option (right).

o Disable “Secure Boot”.

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 Select “Setup” from the screen indicated below.

o Select “Exit” menu option (left) and set “OS Optimized Defaults” (right) to

“Disabled”.