Table 5. Security menu items (continued)

Menu item

Submenu item

Selection

Comments

 

 

 

 

 

 

Password at restart

Disabled

If you select and enable

 

 

Enabled

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

Refer to “Power-on

 

 

Enabled

password” on page 50.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hard Disk1 Password

Disabled

Refer to “Hard disk

 

 

Enabled

passwords” on page

 

 

50.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Security Chip

Security Chip

Active

If you select Active, the

 

 

Inactive

security chip is functional.

 

 

If you select Inactive, the

 

 

Disabled

 

 

Security Chip option is

 

 

 

 

visible, but the security

 

 

 

 

chip is not functional. If

 

 

 

 

you select Disabled, the

 

 

 

 

Security Chip option is

 

 

 

 

hidden and the security

 

 

 

 

chip is not functional.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Security Reporting Options

Disabled

Enable or disable the

 

 

Enabled

following Security

 

 

Reporting Options:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CMOS Reporting:

 

 

 

 

 

CMOS data

 

 

 

 

NVRAM Reporting:

 

 

 

 

 

NVRAM data

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Physical Presence for

Disabled

This option enables or

 

Provisioning

Enabled

disables the confirmation

 

 

message when you change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the settings of the security

 

 

 

 

chip.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Physical Presence for Clear

Disabled

This option enables or

 

 

Enabled

disables the confirmation

 

 

message when you clear

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the security chip.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Lenovo E531 Password at restart, Inactive, Security Chip option is, Cmos Reporting, Nvram Reporting, Smbios Reporting