Lenovo ThinkPad P70 User Manual page 91

Table 3. Security menu items (continued)
Menu item Submenu item
Password at
Unattended Boot
Password at Restart
Password at Boot
Device List
Password Count
Exceeded Error
Set Minimum Length
Power-On Password
Hard Disk x
Password
Fingerprint Predesktop
Authentication
Reader Priority
Security Mode
Value Comments
• Disabled If you select and enable Password at
unattended boot, a password prompt is
• Enabled
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.
• Disabled If you select and enable Password at restart,
a password prompt is displayed when you
• Enabled
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.
• Disabled If the Security password is set, this option
is used to specify whether the Security
• Enabled
password must be entered to display the F12
boot device list.
Select Enabled to prompt for the Security
password. Select Disabled to proceed
without any user action required.
• Disabled Select Enabled to show the POST 0199 error
and prompt for the Security password. Select
• Enabled
Disabled to hide the POST 0199 error and
proceed without any user action needed.
• Disabled Specify a minimum length for power-on
passwords and hard disk passwords. If you
• x characters
set the supervisor password and specify a
(4≤x≤12)
minimum length for passwords, no one but
you can change the length.
• Disabled
See "Power-on password" on page 53.
• Enabled
• Disabled
See "Hard disk passwords" on page 55.
• Enabled
Note: Hard Disk 1 means the hard disk drive
built into your computer.
• Disabled Enable or disable fingerprint authentication
before the operating system is loaded.
• Enabled
• External ➙ Internal
If External ➙ Internal is selected, an
external fingerprint reader is used if attached.
• Internal Only
Otherwise, an internal fingerprint reader is
used. If Internal Only is selected, an internal
fingerprint reader is used.
• Normal If fingerprint authentication fails, you still can
start the computer by entering a password. If
• High
you have selected Normal, enter a power-on
password or a supervisor password; if you
.
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