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• On each submenu, press Enter to show selectable options and select a desired option, or type desired
values from the keyboard directly.
• Some items are displayed on the menu only if the computer supports the corresponding features.
The following table lists the Cong menu items.
Table 3. Security menu items
Menu item
Submenu item Selection Comments
Supervisor Password
Password Status
• Disabled
• Enabled
Refer to “Supervisor password” on
page 40.
Lock UEFI BIOS Settings
• Disabled
• Enabled
Enable or disable the function that
protects items in the ThinkPad
Setup program from being changed
by unauthorized users. By default,
this is set to Disabled. If you set
the supervisor password and enable
this function, no one but you can
change the items in the ThinkPad
Setup program.
Password at unattended
boot
• Disabled
• Enabled
If you select and Enable Password
at unattended boot, a password
prompt is displayed when the
computer is turned on, from a
power-off state. If you select
Disabled, no password prompt is
displayed; the computer goes ahead
and loads the operating system. To
prevent unauthorized access, you
can set the user authentication on
the operating system.
Password at restart • Disabled
• Enabled
If you select and Enable Password
at restart, a password prompt is
displayed when you restart the
computer. If you select Disabled,
no password prompt is displayed;
the computer goes ahead and loads
the operating system. To prevent
unauthorized access, you can set
the user authentication on the
operating system.
Set Minimum Length
• Disabled
• x characters
(4≤x≤12)
Specify a minimum length for
power-on passwords and hard disk
passwords. If you set the supervisor
password and specify a minimum
length for passwords, no one but
you can change the length.
Power-On Password
Password Status
• Disabled
• Enabled
Refer to “Power-on password” on
page 38
.
Hard Disk1 Password
Password Status
• Disabled
• Enabled
Refer to “Hard disk passwords” on
page 38.
Password
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