Lenovo Ideacentre - how to start on power application?

[Liam Proven]

On Thu, 17 Oct 2024 at 16:12, Bo Berglund <bo.berglund at gmail.com> wrote:
> it seems like it is only available as a Windows-10 download (they call it
> Operating System Version)....

That's the PC industry. *shrug*

> It is ages since I even started the PC into Windows so I do not remember the
> login anymore, hopefully I can guess it...

O_o

The old ICQ hat service shut down recently. Across the internet people
discovered it was still alive... but they could not try it because
they did not remember their passwords.

That is how i discovered even old time I.T. pros mostly do not use
password-generating systems.

I am amazed. i though this was something every pro knew.

https://xkcd.com/936/

We do passwords wrong. Tough. Work around it. The entirety of
computing is working around stuff we do wrong.

1. Make a "good" password. First address you ever lived at? Say, 42
Rock Street, Nowheretown, Mycountry.

42RSNM.

There is your base password.

Add a separator and a reminder of the name of the service. Gmail,
Google Mail, G M.

42RSNM=GM

Now, many incompetent IT companies require changes. So, add a number
on the end, with a marker.

42RSNM=GM#1

Every  time you must change the password, increment the number.

42RSNM=GM#2

42RSNM=GM#3

42RSNM=GM#54

Facebook? 42RSNM=FB#13

ICQ?

42RSNM=IC

Job done. Never forget a password again.

I could still connect to my 1996 ICQ account because I worked this out in 1986.

> Can the f/w itself not retrieve the update and install it, like what my ASUS
> routers do?

I don't know. I've never touched a Lenovo Ideacenter in my life. Maybe? Try it?

> Otherwise what would be the procedure to use?

If it can't connect, maybe it can load it from a USB key?

> Can I download the f/w file on my own laptop and then put it onto an USB thumb
> drive which I plug into the Lenovo PC before or after a restart into the grub
> menu.

I don't know. It's your PC. Maybe `fwupd` can do it.

> Or would I hit F10 repeatedly during start to stop it from even coming to Grub?.

I don't know. It's your PC.

> Once in BIOS can I direct it to use the file on USB for the update?

How are we supposed to know, Bo? Really, I want to help, but how should I know?

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