Lenovo ThinkPad T430 User Manual page 139

Table 6. Security menu items (continued)
Menu item
Submenu item
Password at restart
Power-On Password
Hard Disk x Password
Fingerprint Predesktop
Authentication
Reader Priority
Security Mode
Password
Authentication
Reset Fingerprint Data
Value
Comments
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 See "Power-on password" on page 52.
• Enabled
• Disabled See "Hard disk passwords" on page 52.
• Enabled
Notes:
• Hard Disk 1 means the hard disk drive built
into your computer.
• Hard Disk 2 is displayed on the Password
submenu only if a secondary hard disk drive is
installed in the Serial Ultrabay Enhanced bay.
• Disabled Enable or disable fingerprint authentication
before the operating system is loaded.
• Enabled
• External ➙ If External ➙ Internal is selected, an external
Internal fingerprint reader is used if attached. Otherwise,
an internal fingerprint reader is used. If Internal
• Internal Only
Only is selected, an internal fingerprint reader is
used.
• Normal If fingerprint authentication fails, you can still start
the computer by entering a password. If you have
• High
selected Normal, enter a power-on password
or a supervisor password; if you have selected
High, enter a supervisor password.
• Disabled Enable or disable password authentication.
If high security mode is selected, this item is
• Enabled
displayed.
• Enter
This option is used to erase all fingerprint data
stored in the fingerprint reader and reset settings
to the factory state. As a result, any power-on
security features previously enabled will not be
able to work until they are re-enabled in the
fingerprint software.
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