Lenovo ThinkPad T430u, User Manual

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Security menu
If you need to set the security features of your computer, select Security from the ThinkPad Setup program
main menu.
Notes:
• The default settings are already optimized for you. If you consider changing the computer configuration,
proceed with extreme caution. Setting the configuration incorrectly might cause unexpected results.
• On each submenu, you can enable a function by selecting Enabled , or disable it by selecting Disabled .
The following submenu is displayed:
• Password : Set a password.
• Security Chip : Specify the settings for the security chip.
• UEFI BIOS Update Option : Specify the settings for Flash UEFI BIOS update.
• Memory Protection : Specify the settings for the Data Execution Prevention feature.
• Virtualization : Enable or disable the settings for Intel Virtualization Technology and Intel Virtualization
Technology for Directed I/O (for models with an Intel microprocessor).
• I/O Port Access : Enable or disable the access to individual I/O ports.
• Anti-Theft : Enable or disable the UEFI BIOS interface to activate anti-theft services, such as Computrace.
The following table shows the contents of the Security menu.
Notes:
• Some items are displayed on the menu only if the computer supports the corresponding features.
• Default values are in boldface .
Table 5. Security menu items
Menu item Submenu item Selection Comments
Supervisor Password • Disabled
• Enabled
Refer to “Supervisor
password” on page 46.
Lock UEFI BIOS Settings • Disabled
• Enabled
Enables or disables the
function that protects
items in the ThinkPad
Setup program from
being changed by a user
who does not have the
supervisor password.
By default, this is set to
Disabled . If you set the
supervisor password and
enable this function, no
one but you can change
any items in the ThinkPad
Setup program.
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
Password
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