ThinkPad E550, User Manual

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Table 4. Security menu items (continued)
Menu item Submenu item Selection Comments
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.
Password at Boot Device
List • Disabled
• Enabled
If the security password
is set, this option is used
to specify whether the
Security password must be
entered to display the F12
boot device list.
Select Enabled to prompt
for the security password.
Select Disabled to proceed
without any user action
required.
Password Count Exceeded
Error • Disabled
• Enabled
Select Enabled to show
the POST 0199 error and
prompt for the Security
password.
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