Ideacenter and H520 Bios terrible boot options

So we implamented about 10 ideacenters and a few h520 towers into our office.  Come to find out the BIOS on these systems is absolutly terrible.  There is no way to boot off the CD drive or a USB drive.  We have one system right now with a password on it and I cant even boot of a disk or USB drive to wipe the password.  Any options for these things?  Why would lenovo put such a terrible BIOS on their PCs?

Hi
1) As per my uderstanding unit loads to Bios from F9 if correct go to System configaration Boot Options then set the USB to first.
2) You can also try F8 option and check if unit loads to safe mode option.
3) Remove any devices connected to the notebook.  Shut down the notebook, unplug the AC Adapter and then remove the battery.  Hold  down the Power button for 30 seconds.  Re-insert the battery, plug in the AC Adapter and start the notebook.
Then tap the F10 key to check if unit loads to Bios follow step 1
Let us know how it goes!
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