Lenovo X131E Laptop User Manual


 
Table 5. Security menu items (continued)
Menu item
Submenu item Selection Comments
you select Disabled, the
security Chip is hidden and
is not functional.
Set Minimum Length
Disabled
Password length options
Specify a minimum length
for the power-on password
and hard disk password.
By default, this is set to
Disabled. If you set the
supervisor password and
specify a minimum length
for passwords, no one but
you can change the length.
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 either a power-off
state or hibernation state.
If you select Disabled,
no password prompt is
displayed; the computer
goes ahead and loads
the operating system.
To prevent unauthorized
access, 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, set the user
authentication on the
operating system.
Power-On Password
Disabled
Enabled
Refer to “Power-on
password” on page 46.
Hard Disk1 Password Disabled
Enabled
Refer to “Hard disk
passwords” on page
46
.
UEFI BIOS Update Option
or UEFI Firmware Update
Option
Flash BIOS Updating by
End-Users (Windows 7)
Flash Firmware Updating
by End-Users
Disabled
Enabled
If you select Enabled,
all users can update the
UEFI BIOS. If you select
Disabled, only the person
who knows the supervisor
password can update the
UEFI BIOS.
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