Re: Big problem
Maureen L Thomas composed on 2025-10-15 22:35 (UTC-0400):
> Maureen L Thomas 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.
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> Lenovo ThinkCentre M93Z 23in FHD All-in-One AIO Premium Flagship
> Desktop Computer, Intel Quad Core i5-4570S up to 3.6 GHz, 8GB RAM, 500GB
> HDD, DVD, WiFi, Windows 10 Professional (Renewed) (New)
> I just found the settings for the all in one. Hope this helps.
I have two regular desktop PCs with very similar specifications. You probably need
to go back into firmware settings and find the boot mode setting that switches
between "Windows" and "Other OS" to select "Other OS", which may be in a section
labeled "Secure Boot". Then with USB as boot priority elsewhere in the boot
section as you already found you should succeed to boot USB to install Debian.
Keep CSM mode disabled to install in UEFI mode.
Has your USB stick been tested in another computer and known to successfully boot
it to start the Debian installer?
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