Install CentOS 7 on Thinkpad t430

- BIOS settings:

 - Thinkpadt430, BIOS settings:

Config----------------------------

Network:

wake on LAN: AC Only,

Ethernet LAN option ROM:Enable

USB:

usb UEFI BIOS Support: Disabled

always on usb: enabled

always on usb charge in off mode: disabled

usb 3.0 mode: auto

Serial ATA(SATA):

SATA Controller mode option: Compatibility

Security-----------------------------------

Password:

Hardware Password Manager: disabled

Lock UEFI bios settings: disabled

Security Chip

Secturity chip: inactive

UEFI bios update option:

Flash bios updating by end-users: enabled

secure rollback prevention: disabled

Virtualization

intel virtualization technology: Enable

Anti-theft

intel AT module activation:

- current setting :enable

current state : not activated

Secure boot

secure boot: disabled

Startup--------------------------------

Boot:

.centos (may be your flash disk when centos is not installed)

....

UEFI/Lgacy Boot: Both

- UEFI/legacy boot priority :Legacy First

- CSM Support:Yes

BIOS settings

- create USB bootable disk

NOTE: It doesn't work if you burn your usb disk with UltraISO on Windows,

You can use LiveUSB-Creator instead.

Download CentOS-7.0-1406-x86_64-DVD.iso, and burn it into your USB disk,

copy CentOS-7.0-1406-x86_64-DVD.iso to usb disk for later use.(Because when I intall centos, it requires the ISO file)

- Software selection: Development and Creative workstation

Additional Development

Compatibility Libraries

DNS NameServer

Development Tools

Emacs

Graphics CreateionTools

HardwareMonitoringUtilities

IdentityManagementServer

InfinibandSupport

LargeSystemsPerformance

LegacyXWindow SystemCopatibility

MainFrameAccess

NetworkFileSystemClient

OfficeSuiteandProductivity

PlatformDevelopment

Python

RemoteDesktopClients

TechnicalEriting

Virtualization Hypervisor

SmartCardSupport

- reclaim disk space

- NOTE:

After I entered the CentOS system, I found the notebook got hot quidkly. Finally, I figured it out. It's caused by the NVS 5400M. So I turned it off in BIOS.

http://seisman.info/linux-environment-for-seismology-research.html

http://rbgeek.wordpress.com/2014/07/15/initial-settings-after-installing-the-centos-7/