User Manual
Table4.Securitymenuitems(continued)
Menuitem
Submenuitem
Value
Comments
SetMinimumLength
•Disabled
•xcharacters
(4≤x≤12)
Specifyaminimumlengthforpower-on
passwordsandharddiskpasswords.Ifyou
setthesupervisorpasswordandspecifya
minimumlengthforpasswords,noonebutyou
canchangethelength.
Power-OnPassword
•Disabled
•Enabled
Formoreinformation,see“Power-onpassword”
onpage63
.
HardDiskx
Password
•Disabled
•Enabled
Formoreinformation,see“Harddisk
passwords”onpage65
.
Note:HardDisk1meanstheharddiskdriveis
builtintoyourcomputer.
Predesktop
Authentication
•Disabled
•Enabled
Enableordisablefingerprintauthentication
beforetheoperatingsystemisloaded.
ReaderPriority•External➙
Internal
•InternalOnly
IfExternal➙Internalisselected,anexternal
fingerprintreaderisusedifattached.Otherwise,
aninternalfingerprintreaderisused.IfInternal
Onlyisselected,aninternalfingerprintreader
isused.
SecurityMode
•Normal
•High
Iffingerprintauthenticationfails,youstillcan
startthecomputerbyenteringapassword.If
youhaveselectedNormal,enterapower-on
passwordorasupervisorpassword;ifyouhave
selectedHigh,enterasupervisorpassword.
Password
Authentication
•Disabled
•Enabled
Enableordisablepasswordauthentication.This
itemisavailablewhenhighsecuritymodeis
selected.
Fingerprint
ResetFingerprint
Data
•Enter
Thisoptionisusedtoeraseallfingerprintdata
storedinthefingerprintreaderandresetsettings
tothefactorystate.Asaresult,anypower-on
securityfeaturespreviouslyenabledwillnotbe
abletoworkuntiltheyarere-enabledinthe
fingerprintsoftware.
SecurityChip
Selection
•DiscreteTPM
•IntelPTT
IfyouselectDiscreteTPM,youcanusea
discreteTPMchipwithTPM1.2mode.Ifyou
selectIntelPTT,youcanuseIntelPlatform
Trustedtechnology(PTT)withTPM2.0mode.
IfyouchangefromIntelPTTtoDiscreteTPM,
amessagepopsup“Allencryptionkeyswillbe
clearedinthesecuritychip.Doyoureallywant
tocontinue?”Ifyouwanttocontinue,select
Yes.
IfyouchangefromDiscreteTPMtoIntelPTT,
amessagepopsup“Allencryptionkeyswillbe
clearedinthesecuritychip.IntelAMTandIntel
TXTaredisabledwhenthesecuritychipisset
toIntelPTT.Doyoureallywanttocontinue?”If
youwanttocontinue,selectYes.
Note:IntelPTTcanbeusedwithWindows8.1
orlateroperatingsystem.
SecurityChip
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