– Changing the setting for the security chip
– Specifying the minimum length for power-on password and hard disk password
– Enabling or disabling the following features:
– Boot Device List F12 Option
– Boot Order Lock
– Flash BIOS Updating by End-Users
– Internal network device
– Internal wireless device
– Internal Bluetooth device
– Internal Network Option ROM
– Lock UEFI BIOS Settings
– Password at unattended boot
– Security mode
– Wake on LAN
Notes:
• The system administrator can set the same supervisor password on many ThinkPad notebook computers
to make administration easier.
• When
Lock UEFI BIOS Settings
option is enabled, all BIOS settings cannot be changed. To change
the settings, a supervisor password is required.
Setting, changing, or removing a supervisor password
Before you start, print these instructions.
Only a system administrator can set, change, or remove a supervisor password. To set, change, or remove a
supervisor password, do the following:
1. Turn off your computer. Wait for about five seconds, and then turn on the computer again.
2. When the logo screen is displayed, press F1 to start the ThinkPad Setup program.
3. Select
Security
➙
Password
➙
Supervisor Password
by using the arrow keys.
4. Depending on your needs, do one of the following:
• To set a password, do the following:
a. In the
Enter New Password
field, type a desired password and press Enter.
b. In the
Confirm New Password
field, retype the password and press Enter.
• To change a password, do the following:
a. In the
Enter Current Password
field, type the current supervisor password and press Enter.
b. In the
Enter New Password
field, type the new supervisor password and press Enter; then retype
the password in the
Confirm New Password
field and press Enter.
• To remove a password, do the following:
a. In the
Enter Current Password
field, type the current supervisor password and press Enter.
b. Leave the
Enter New Password
and
Confirm New Password
fields blank. Press Enter twice.
5. A Setup Notice window is displayed. Press Enter to continue.
6. Press F10. A Setup Confirmation window is displayed. Select
Yes
to save the configuration changes
and exit.
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