How to Enter BIOS and Boot Menu on Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon

Shutting Down the Lenovo ThinkPad X1

• 🔌 To begin, shut down your Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon by pressing and holding the power button located on the right edge of the laptop until the indicator light completely disappears.

Accessing the Boot Menu

• ⚡ After shutting down, press the power button again to turn on the laptop and immediately start pressing the F12 key repeatedly until you hear a beep sound.
• 💡 This action will launch the boot menu.

Navigating to BIOS and Settings

• 🖱️ From the boot menu, use your mouse or touchpad to navigate to the 'App Menu' or directly to the BIOS menu.
• 🔑 If your BIOS is password-protected, you will be prompted to enter the BIOS password.
• ⚙️ Once in the BIOS, you can navigate through the various options using your touchpad or mouse to adjust system settings or change the boot order.

Exiting BIOS

• 💾 To exit the BIOS, select the 'Restart' option and choose either 'Exit discarding changes' or 'Exit saving changes', then confirm your selection.
• ✅ The device will then reboot with the selected settings applied or discarded.