• System Time
To change the date and time, do the following:
1.Using the up and down arrow keys to select the item to change the date or time.
2.Press Tab, Shift+Tab, or Enter to select a field.
3.Type the date or time.
Note: Another way to adjust the date and time is by pressing + or
4.Press F10 to save the changes and restart the system.
Security menu
If you need to set the security features of your computer, select Security from the ThinkPad Setup menu.
Notes:
•Default values are in boldface. The default settings are already optimized for you. If you consider changing the computer configuration, proceed with extreme caution. Setting the configuration incorrectly might cause unexpected results.
•On each submenu, press Enter to show selectable options and select a desired option, or type desired values from the keyboard directly.
•Some items are displayed on the menu only if the computer supports the corresponding features.
The following table lists the Config menu items.
Table 5. Security menu items
Menu item | Submenu item | Selection | Comments | |
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Password | Supervisor Password | • | Disabled | Refer to “Supervisor password” on |
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| • | Enabled | page 48. |
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| Lock UEFI BIOS Settings | • | Disabled | Enable or disable the function that |
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| • | Enabled | protects items in the ThinkPad |
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| Setup program from being changed | ||
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| by unauthorized users. By default, |
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| this is set to Disabled. If you set |
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| the supervisor password and enable |
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| this function, no one but you can |
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| change the items in the ThinkPad |
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| Setup program. |
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| Set Minimum Length | • | Disabled | Specify a minimum length for |
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| • | x characters | |
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| passwords. If you set the supervisor | ||
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| (4≤x≤12) | |
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| password and specify a minimum | |
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| length for passwords, no one but |
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| you can change the length. |
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| Password at unattended | • | Disabled | If you select and enable Password |
| boot | • | Enabled | at unattended boot, a password |
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| prompt is displayed when the | ||
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| computer is turned on, from either |
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| a |
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| you select Disabled, no password |
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| prompt is displayed; the computer |
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| goes ahead and loads the operating |
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| system. To prevent unauthorized |
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| access, you can set the user |
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