<p dir="ltr">Hi.</p>
<p dir="ltr">So holding F2 or Fn+F2 during boot up does not get you into the bios?<br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On 23 May 2016 3:13 p.m., "Marcus Harriott via GLLUG" <<a href="mailto:gllug@mailman.lug.org.uk">gllug@mailman.lug.org.uk</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word">Hi Anton io<div><br></div><div>A chap called Chris tried to help me but it appears that the Lenovo 100S cannot be loaded with Linux.  We followed the instructions of one person who alleged he had done it but they were not workable......</div><div><br></div><div>The BIOS and UEFI pages are locked - every attempt to start from a a pen drive or CD bangs straight back into a Win startup.  Unless you have any new ideas I am minded to buy a different computer!</div><div><br></div><div>Yours aye</div><div><br></div><div>Marcus</div><div><br><div><div>On 23 May 2016, at 10:55, Antonio Trkdz.tab via GLLUG wrote:</div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">Hi Marcus,<div><br></div><div>I am sorry I totally forgot about my commitment, if you still have problems let me know.</div><div>We can find a solution.</div><div><br></div><div>Antonio. </div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, May 11, 2016 at 11:32 AM, Chris Bell via GLLUG <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:gllug@mailman.lug.org.uk" target="_blank">gllug@mailman.lug.org.uk</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><u></u> <div style="font-family:'DejaVu Sans Mono';font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;font-style:normal"><div><div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-indent:0px">On Monday 09 May 2016 22:15:32 Marcus Harriott via GLLUG wrote:</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-indent:0px">> Chaps,</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-indent:0px">> </div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-indent:0px">> I am new  to GLLUG  - I hope I am not breaking the rules by sending</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-indent:0px">> this mail.</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-indent:0px">> </div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-indent:0px">> I was recommended to join your mail list by a Linux proselyter.  I am</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-indent:0px">> interested in moving to Linux  ( I have a mac right now) but I am not</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-indent:0px">> technically minded..........</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-indent:0px">> </div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-indent:0px">> I have a new unused  Lenovo 100S and a pendrive with ubuntu 14 LTS . I</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-indent:0px">> have been unable to install the ubuntu because Lenovo makes it very</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-indent:0px">> difficult  to do.( but if blogs can be believed it is not impossible)</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-indent:0px">> </div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-indent:0px">> Is there anyone out there ( Central London or Reigate or Watford) who</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-indent:0px">> could help me????</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-indent:0px">> </div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-indent:0px">> Many thanks</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-indent:0px">> All good wishes</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-indent:0px">> </div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-indent:0px">> Marcus Harriot</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-indent:0px">> </div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-indent:0px">> </div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-indent:0px">> </div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-indent:0px">> _______________________________________________</div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-indent:0px">> GLLUG mailing list</d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