Legacy BIOS Boot Support Removed in Lenovo 2020 products

Announcement to cease offering support for the Legacy Boot option within the BIOS system in Lenovo 2020 products

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Announcement to cease offering support for the Legacy Boot option within the BIOS system in Lenovo 2020 products

Description

Intel previously announced that in 2020 they are phasing out support for legacy Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) boot mode. This means that many of the Lenovo products launching in 2020 will no longer support the Legacy Boot option in BIOS. The only Boot option that will be supported on those products is Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI).

Intel Announcement Legacy BIOS Boot Support Removal for Intel Platforms Technical Advisory

Applicable Brands

  • ThinkStation
  • ThinkCentre
  • ThinkPad
  • ThinkBook
  • Lenovo
  • ideacentre
  • ideapad
  • LEGION

Solution

Customers should transition their networking and support infrastructure to boot architectures that support UEFI. Some Lenovo products shipping in 2020 will support Legacy Boot (depending on the model), but most will not. Customers may contact a Lenovo Sales or Support representative to inquire whether the product they are interested in purchasing supports Legacy Boot.


Document ID:HT510878
Original Publish Date:08/24/2020
Last Modified Date:07/02/2024