Uefi Bios; What Is Uefi Bios; Enter The Uefi Bios Menu; Navigate In The Uefi Bios Interface - Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold Gen 1 User Manual

What to do if you forget your hard disk password
If you forget your user hard disk password or both user and master hard disk passwords, Lenovo cannot
reset your passwords or recover data from the storage drive. You can contact a Lenovo authorized service
provider to have the storage drive replaced. A fee will be charged for parts and service.
What to do if you forget your supervisor password
If you forget your supervisor password, there is no service procedure to remove the password. You have to
contact a Lenovo authorized service provider to have the system board replaced. A fee will be charged for
parts and service.
What to do if you forget your system management password
If you forget your system management password, do the following to remove the system management
password:
• If you have set a supervisor password and remember it:
1. Enter the UEFI BIOS menu. See "Enter the UEFI BIOS menu" on page 35. Enter the supervisor
password when prompted.
2. Select Security
3. Type the current supervisor password in the Enter Current Password field. Then, leave the Enter
New Password field blank, and tap Enter twice.
4. In the Changes have been saved window, tap Enter.
5. Tap F10 to save changes and exit the UEFI BIOS menu.
• If you have not set a supervisor password, contact a Lenovo authorized service provider to have the
system management password removed.

UEFI BIOS

This section introduces what is UEFI BIOS and the operations you can perform in UEFI BIOS.

What is UEFI BIOS

UEFI BIOS is the first program that the computer runs when the computer is turned on. UEFI BIOS initializes
the hardware components and loads the operating system and other programs. Your computer comes with a
setup program with which you can change UEFI BIOS settings.

Enter the UEFI BIOS menu

To enter the UEFI BIOS menu, do the following:
1. Restart the computer. When the logo screen is displayed, tap the "To interrupt normal startup, press
Enter." message. The Startup Interrupt Menu window is displayed.
2. In the Startup Interrupt Menu window, tap F1 to enter the UEFI BIOS menu.
Note: If you have set the supervisor password, enter the correct password when prompted. You also can
press Enter to skip the password prompt and enter the UEFI BIOS menu. However, you cannot change the
system configurations that are protected by the supervisor password.

Navigate in the UEFI BIOS interface

Attention: The default configurations are already optimized for you in boldface. Improper change of the
configurations might cause unexpected results.
You can navigate in the UEFI BIOS interface by pressing the following keys:
Password System Management Password by using the arrow keys.
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Chapter 4 Configure advanced settings
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