ThinkPad Edge E440, User Manual

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Table 5. Security menu items (continued)
Menu item Submenu item Selection Comments
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
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 51.
Hard Disk1 Password • Disabled
• Enabled
Refer to “Hard disk
passwords” on page
54.
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