Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon User Manual page 97

Table 3. Security menu items (continued)
Menu item Submenu item
Password Count
Exceeded Error
Set Minimum Length
Power-On Password
Hard Disk 1
Password
Fingerprint Predesktop
Authentication
Reader Priority
Security Mode
Password
Authentication
Reset Fingerprint
Data
Value Comments
• 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 59.
• Enabled
• Disabled
See "Hard disk passwords" on page 61.
• Enabled
Note: Hard Disk 1 means the hard disk drive
built into your computer.
Select "User" only or
"User+Master":
• User
• User+Master
• 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 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 have
selected High, enter a supervisor password.
• Disabled Enable or disable password authentication.
This item is displayed only if you have selected
• Enabled
High for the Security Mode option.
• 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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