User Manual

Table5.Securitymenuitems(continued)
Menuitem
Submenuitem
Value
Comments
ComputraceModule
Activation
•Disabled
•Enabled
•Permanently
Disabled
EnableordisabletheUEFIBIOSinterfaceto
activatethecomputracemodule.Computrace
isanoptionalmonitoringservicefromAbsolute
Software.
Note:Ifyousetthecomputracemodule
activationtoPermanentlyDisabled,youwillbe
unabletoenablethissettingagain.
SecureBoot
•Disabled
•Enabled
EnableordisabletheUEFISecureBootfeature.
SelectEnabletopreventunauthorizedoperating
systemsfromrunningatboottime.Select
Disabledtoallowanyoperatingsystemstorun
atboottime.
PlatformMode
•SetupMode
•UserMode
Specifythesystemoperatingmode.
SecureBootMode•StandardMode
•CustomMode
SpecifytheSecureBootmode.
ResettoSetupMode
Thisoptionisusedtoclearthecurrentplatform
keyandputthesystemintoSetupMode.You
caninstallyourownplatformkeyandcustomize
theSecureBootsignaturedatabasesinSetup
Mode.
SecureBootmodewillbesettoCustomMode.
SecureBoot
RestoreFactory
Keys
Thisoptionisusedtorestoreallkeysand
certicatesinSecureBootdatabasestofactory
defaults.AnycustomizedSecureBootsettings
willbeerased,andthedefaultplatformkey
willbere-establishedalongwiththeoriginal
signaturedatabasesincludingcerticatefor
Windows8operatingsystem.
Startupmenu
Tochangethestartupsettingsofyourcomputer,selecttheStartuptabfromtheThinkPadSetupmenu.
Attention:
•Afteryouchangethestartupsequence,ensurethatyouselectacorrectdeviceduringacopy,asave,ora
formatoperation.Otherwiseyourdatamightbeerasedoroverwritten.
•IfyouareusingtheBitLockerdriveencryption,donotchangethestartupsequence.BitLockerdrive
encryptionlocksthecomputerfromstartingoncedetectsthechangeofstartupsequence.
Tochangethestartupsequencetemporarilysothatthecomputerstartsfromadesireddrive,dothefollowing:
1.Turnoffthecomputer.
2.Turnonthecomputer.WhentheThinkPadlogoisdisplayed,presstheF12key.
3.Selectthedevicethatyouwantthecomputertostartfrom.
Note:TheBootmenuwillbedisplayedifthecomputercannotstartfromanydevicesortheoperating
systemcannotbefound.
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