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Workarounds

The following workarounds are applicable to Lenovo XClarity Essentials Bootable Media Creator.

By default, the secure erase feature is not supported by the on-board SATA disks on ThinkSystem SR635 and ThinkSystem SR655.
The status of on-board SATA disks is frozen by default on ThinkSystem SR635 and ThinkSystem SR655, so they cannot be directly erased. To perform secure erase on the on-board SATA disks, users should change the settings of TPM physical presence jumper first, and then BoMC will try to set the on-board SATA disks to unfrozen status by changing the UEFI/XCC settings. After booting the server to Maintenance OS next time, the status change will take effect. For more information about the system board jumpers, go to ThinkSystem Documentation, search your server model, and then click Server components > System board jumpers.
The keyboard does not work when confirming to exit bootable media
After booting a system with bootable media created using Bootable Media Creator, when you select to exit the program, you are prompted to confirm the exit action. The keyboard cannot be used to confirm the exit action.
Workaround
Use the mouse to confirm the exit action.
cygwin1.dll conflict
Bootable Media Creator ships the cygwin1.dll (version 1.5.24, renamed to cygwinz.dll), which is required by the mkisofs.exe and cdrecord.exe utilities. The cygwin DLL does not support multiple versions running at the same time. You must exit all other applications that depend on cygwin1.dll before running Bootable Media Creator on a Microsoft Windows system.
USB flash drives that are used by Linux are not recognized by Windows
To enable Microsoft Windows to recognize the USB flash drive for Bootable Media Creator on a Windows system, format the USB flash drive on a Linux system to FAT32 file format using the mkdosfs utility. For example: mkdosfs -I -F 32 /dev/sdb).
Failure when burning created ISO files to CD/DVD, or created CD/DVD fails to boot
If you are unable to burn created ISO files to CD or DVD media, or if the CD or DVD you have created fails to boot, try using an alternative media writing software or use a different brand and type of media.