Re: Big problem

[David <bouncingcats@gmail.com>]

On Wed, 15 Oct 2025 at 18:57, Maureen L Thomas <silverorb@verizon.net> wrote:

> A friend of mine bought a refurbished computer.  It is an all in one
> ThinkCenter by Lenova.  I have changed settings in the CMOS so that the
> USB would show up first.  Nothing that I have done works.  It just says
> no files to load and I tried many times.  It is an older computer and it
> weights a ton.  Can anyone tell me how to get Linux on this machine.
> Since I did not buy this one I have no idea what is inside of it.  Hope
> some knows how to get around this problem.

Hi,

It is hard for us to help you unless you give us accurate details.

It is hard for us to help you if we do not know exactly what computer you
are using. "ThinkCentre" is not enough information.

Please tell us the model number of the computer.

Here are instructions how to find it:
  https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/ht510152-how-to-find-serial-numbers-pc

Here is a video how to boot a ThinkCentre PC from a USB drive:
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8dZbcLFw2Q

Please try to do all of the steps in the video, and if anything is
different or does not work for you then tell us exactly what is different.

It is hard for us to help you based on vague statements like "nothing
works" and "it says no files to load".

If you see any failure message then please tell us EXACTLY what the entire
message says, and at what step in the process.

Let us know how you go, good luck.