IdeaPad S210 Touch - Problems booting from USB

Hello,
i have a issue with the Lenovo S210 Touch. I want to install Ubuntu parallel to Windows 8.
I try to install Ubuntu from USB. There is the issue. I tried UEFI and legacy mode. In each case i prepared the USB Stick. But all i get are two reactions from the IdeaPad.
UEFI Mode = The Lenovo logo appears shortly and goes away. This reactions is happening in a loop till i disconnect the USB Stick.
Legacy Mode = The IdeaPad just freezes as soon as i insert the USB Stick and start the IdeaPad. I ll have to hard reboot the IdeaPad.
Strange thing, there is no USB Boot Option at the Boot Tab in the BIOS.
The BIOS version is the newest i could download on the lenovo page.
The USB stick is working on other machines.
Does anyone have a solution?

Hmm, that's odd.  I'll go fix up the subject lines.
According to the hardware maintenance manual, F12 should do the trick.  The timing window is pretty narrow, IIRC.
Another thing to try is to access the advanced startup options from within Windows 8:
http://pcsupport.about.com/od/windows-8/a/open-advanced-startup-options-windows-8.htm
Z.
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