User Manual
Security menu
Note: The BIOS menu items might change without notice. Depending on the model, the default value might
vary.
Password
• Supervisor Password
Values: Disabled, Enabled
Descriptions: Set a supervisor password to prevent unauthorized users from changing the startup
sequence, network-related settings, and system date and time. For more information, see “Passwords
introduction” on page 51.
• Lock UEFI BIOS Settings
Values: Disabled, Enabled
Descriptions: Enable this option to prevent unauthorized users from changing any settings in ThinkPad
Setup. To use this function, a supervisor password is required.
• Password at Unattended Boot
Values: Disabled, Enabled
Descriptions: When this option is enabled, a password prompt is displayed when the computer is turned
on or resumed from hibernation mode by an unattended event such as a Wake On LAN attempt. To
prevent unauthorized access, set the user authentication on the operating system.
• Password at Restart
Values: Disabled, Enabled
Descriptions: When this option is enabled, a password prompt is displayed when you restart the
computer. To prevent unauthorized access, set the user authentication on the operating system.
• Password at Boot Device List
Values: Disabled, Enabled
Descriptions: If you enable this option, the supervisor password is required when you try to enter the Boot
menu by repeatedly pressing F12. To use this function, a supervisor password must be set.
• Password Count Exceeded Error
Values: Disabled, Enabled
Descriptions: Enable this option to display the POST 0199 error message when you enter a wrong
supervisor password more than three times.
• Set Minimum Length
Values: Disabled, x characters (4 ≤ x ≤ 12)
Descriptions: Specify a minimum length for power-on passwords and hard disk passwords. If a supervisor
password is set, you cannot change the minimum length until you log in as a supervisor.
• Power-On Password
Values: Disabled, Enabled
Descriptions: Set a power-on password to protect the computer from unauthorized access. For more
information, see “Passwords introduction” on page 51.
• Hard Disk x Password
Values: Disabled, Enabled
Descriptions: Set a hard disk password to prevent unauthorized users from accessing data on the internal
storage drive. For more information, see “Passwords introduction” on page 51.
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