Lenovo ThinkPad T440p, User Manual

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The following table lists the Security menu items. Default values are in boldface .
Attention: The default configurations are already optimized for you. Improper change of the configurations
might cause unexpected results.
Table 5. Security menu items
Menu item
Submenu item
Value
Comments
Hardware Password
Manager • Disabled
• Enabled
Manage your power-on password, supervisor
password, and your hard disk passwords.
Supervisor
Password • Disabled
• Enabled
For more information, see “Supervisor
password” on page 46.
Lock UEFI BIOS
Settings • Disabled
• Enabled
Enable or disable the function that protects
items in ThinkPad Setup 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 the
items in ThinkPad Setup.
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, by
an unattended event such as a Wake on LAN
attempt. 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.
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
• Disabled
• Enabled
For more information, see “Power-on password”
on page 45.
Password
Hard Disk x
Password • Disabled
• Enabled
For more information, see “Hard disk
passwords” on page 47.
Note: Hard Disk 1 means the hard disk drive is
built into your computer.
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