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Hello!

Not sure if this is the right place, so if there's a better, please let me know, but I have a Lenovo think center that I acquired that I want to use as a simple home server, got an i5 6700 in it, may need some tweaks, but should be good. My problem is it came from a now defunct company and it wants my corporate email to download the profile. This is after I tried to factory reset it and delete all of the items. When I turn it on it asks for my corporate email, when I try to type iny Hotmail it says it's wrong and gives me the option for a security key USB. I've downloaded the win 11 installer onto a flash drive, but it jus goes straight to the corporate login request. I can get to bios, but admittedly I'm not sure what to do from there, as I'm not seein the proper options.

Any suggestions on how to flash this so I can use it for Plex, Valheim, Minecraft, and personal storage would be greatly appreciated.

Also, I have a pair of hdds imma use for the storage, am I other thinking this and just need to toss the original hdd?

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[–] Gronk@aussie.zone 1 points 9 hours ago

Well that's good, BIOS issues are PITA. If you're still having issues:

Sounds like some hidden windows magic, I'd format the drive from a linux live usb then install windows on the blank drive after a reboot

Maybe disconnect the power and CMOS battery for awhile too incase there's something lurking in some onboard memory somewhere.

There's always linux, which is personally what I'd recommend for a server (less overhead from graphical clients etc) if you have the patience to pick it up, but hopefully the above solves your problem