Table 7. Security menu items (continued)

Menu item

Submenu item

Value

Comments

 

 

 

 

 

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 still can 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 (Windows 7) or

 

 

 

 

UEFI ROM String Reporting (Windows 8):

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Physical Presence for

Disabled

This option enables or disables the confirmation

 

Provisioning

Enabled

message when you change the settings of the

 

 

security chip.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Physical Presence for

Disabled

This option enables or disables the confirmation

 

Clear

Enabled

message when you clear the security chip.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Lenovo W530, T530i Menu item Submenu item Value Comments Fingerprint, External, Internal, Enter, Security Chip, Inactive

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