Lenovo 243858U, W530, T530i, 24384KU manual Menu item Submenu item Value Comments Password

Table 7. Security menu items

Menu item	Submenu item	Value		Comments
Password	Hardware Password	•	Disabled	Manage your power-on password, supervisor
	Manager	•	Enabled	password, and your hard disk passwords.
	Supervisor Password	•	Disabled	See “Supervisor password” on page 54.
		•	Enabled
	Lock UEFI BIOS	•	Disabled	Enable or disable the function that protects items
	Settings (Windows	•	Enabled	in ThinkPad Setup from being changed by a user
	7)			who does not have the supervisor password. By
	Lock UEFI Settings			default, this is set to Disabled. If you set the
	(Windows 8)			supervisor password and enable this function, no
				one but you can change any items in ThinkPad
				Setup.
	Password at	•	Disabled	If you select and enable Password at unattended
	unattended boot	•	Enabled	boot, a password prompt is displayed when the
				computer is turned on, from either a power-off
				state or hibernation state, by an unattended event
				such as a Wake on LAN attempt. 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	If you select and enable Password at restart,
		•	Enabled	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.
	Set Minimum Length	•	Disabled	Specify a minimum length for power-on
		•	x characters	passwords and hard disk passwords. If you set
				the supervisor password and specify a minimum
			(4≤x≤12)
				length for passwords, no one but you can change
				the length.
	Power-On Password	•	Disabled	See “Power-on password” on page 52.
		•	Enabled
	Hard Disk x Password	•	Disabled	See “Hard disk passwords” on page 52.
		•	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.

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