Using The Cover Presence Switch; Using Fingerprint Authentication - Lenovo ThinsStation P320 Hardware Maintenance Manual

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2. Select Security.
3. Follow the instructions on the right side of the screen to view and change security settings. You can
refer to "Using the Setup Utility program" on page 61 to get basic information about some major
security settings.
4. To save settings and exit the Setup Utility program, press F10 or Fn+F10 (depending on the keyboard),
select Yes in the window displayed, and press Enter.
To use the BIOS passwords or the Windows accounts, do the following:
• To use BIOS passwords, see "Using BIOS passwords" on page 64.
• To use Windows accounts, do the following:
1. Click the Start button to open the Start menu.
2. Depending on your Windows version, do one of the following:
– For Windows 7: Click Control Panel ➙ User Accounts.
– For Windows 10: Click Settings ➙ Accounts.
3. Follow the instructions on the screen.

Using the cover presence switch

The cover presence switch prevents your computer from logging in to the operating system when the
computer cover is not properly installed or closed.
To use the cover presence switch, enable the cover-presence-switch connector on the system board
first. To achieve this, do the following:
1. Start the Setup Utility program. See "Starting the Setup Utility program" on page 61.
2. Select Security ➙ Chassis Intrusion Detection and press Enter.
3. Select Enabled and press Enter.
4. To save settings and exit the Setup Utility program, press F10, select Yes in the window displayed, and
press Enter. The cover-presence-switch connector on the system board is enabled.
Note: For some keyboards, you might need to press Fn+F10 to exit the Setup Utility program.
The cover presence switch starts functioning. If the switch detects that the computer cover is not correctly
installed or closed, an error message is displayed when you turn on the computer. To fix the error and
log in to the operating system, do the following:
1. Properly install or close your computer cover. See "Removing and installing hardware" on page 92.
2. Start and then exit the Setup Utility program. See "Starting the Setup Utility program" on page 61 and
"Exiting the Setup Utility program" on page 66.

Using fingerprint authentication

If your keyboard has a fingerprint reader, you can use fingerprint authentication to replace passwords for
simple and secure user access. To use fingerprint authentication, first enroll your fingerprints and associate
them with your passwords (such as the power-on password, hard disk password, and Windows password).
Use the fingerprint reader and the fingerprint program to complete this procedure.
To use fingerprint authentication, do one of the following:
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