Lenovo 2344BMU manual Fingerprint, External, Internal, Enter, Security Chip, Inactive

Table 6. Security menu items (continued)

Menu item	Submenu item	Value		Comments
	Hard Disk x Password	•	Disabled	See “Hard disk passwords” on page 50.
		•	Enabled	Notes:
				• Hard Disk 1 means the hard disk drive built
				into your computer.
				• Hard Disk 2 is displayed on the Password
				submenu only if a secondary hard disk drive is
				installed in the Serial Ultrabay Enhanced bay.
Fingerprint	Predesktop	•	Disabled	Enable or disable fingerprint authentication
	Authentication	•	Enabled	before the operating system is loaded.
	Reader Priority	•	External ➙	If External ➙ Internal is selected, an external
			Internal	fingerprint reader is used if attached. Otherwise,
		•	Internal Only	an internal fingerprint reader is used. If Internal
				Only is selected, an internal fingerprint reader is
				used.
	Security Mode	•	Normal	If fingerprint authentication fails, you can still start
		•	High	the computer by entering a password. If you have
				selected Normal, enter a power-on password
				or a supervisor password; if you have selected
				High, enter a supervisor password.
	Password	•	Disabled	Enable or disable password authentication.
	Authentication	•	Enabled	If high security mode is selected, this item is
				displayed.
	Reset Fingerprint Data	•	Enter	This option is used to erase all fingerprint data
				stored in the fingerprint reader and reset settings
				to the factory state. As a result, any power-on
				security features previously enabled will not be
				able to work until they are re-enabled in the
				fingerprint software.
Security Chip	Security Chip	•	Active	If you select Active, the security chip is functional.
		•	Inactive	If you select Inactive, the Security Chip option
				is visible, but the security chip is not functional. If
		•	Disabled
				you select Disabled, the Security Chip option is
				hidden and the security chip is not functional.
	Security Reporting			Enable or disable the following Security Reporting
	Options			Options:
				• BIOS ROM String Reporting: BIOS text string
				• CMOS Reporting: CMOS data
				• NVRAM Reporting: Security data stored in
				the Asset ID
				• SMBIOS Reporting: SMBIOS data
	Clear Security Chip	•	Enter	Clear the encryption key.
				Note: This item is displayed only if you have
				selected Active for the Security Chip option.
	Intel TXT Feature	•	Disabled	Enable or disable Intel Trusted Execution
		•	Enabled	Technology.

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