Update Uefi Bios; Fido (Fast Id) Online Authentication - Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 4 User Manual

How to reset system to factory default
1. Restart the computer. When the logo screen is displayed, press F1 to enter the UEFI BIOS menu.
2. Select Security ➙ Reset System to Factory Default and press Enter.
3. A series of warning windows might pop up. Your might be required to do the following before resetting
the system to factory default.
a. Deactivate the Absolute Persistence Module.
b. Remove the NVMe password if your have set one.
4. For computer model with RAID settings, a window pops up to remind you of data damage.
5. If you select Yes, a window pops up to confirm your current operation.
6. If you select Yes, a windows pops up. Enter your supervisor password, system management password
or power-on password.
7. Then, your computer will restart immediately. It take several minutes to complete the initialization.
Note: This initialization process may require the screen to be blank. This is normal and you should not
interrupt the process.

Update UEFI BIOS

When you install a new program, device driver, or hardware component, you might need to update UEFI
BIOS.
Download and install the latest UEFI BIOS update package by one of the following methods:
• Open the Vantage app to check the available update packages. If the latest UEFI BIOS update package is
available, follow the on-screen instructions to download and install the package.
• Go to
https://pcsupport.lenovo.com
instructions to download and install the latest UEFI BIOS update package.
To know more about UEFI BIOS, visit Knowledge Base of your computer at

FIDO (Fast ID) Online authentication

You computer support FIDO (Fast ID) Online authentication which works as an alternative of password-
based authentication to help you achieve passwordless authentication. This new BIOS feature only works
when power-on password is set in UEFI BIOS and FIDO2 USB device is registered in ThinkShield™
Passwordless Power-On Device Manager. With this feature, you can input power-on password or use the
registered USB FIDO2 device to power on your computer.
Register your FIDO2 USB device in ThinkShield Passwordless Power-On Device Manager
1. Turn on the computer.
2. Press F12 during power on process.
3. If you set a power-on password, a window pops up on the screen when you turn on the computer. Enter
the correct password to use the computer.
4. Select App Menu ➙ ThinkShield Passwordless Power-On Device Manager and press Enter.
5. Insert FIDO2 device to register the FIDO2 device by following steps:
a. Select the available FIDO2 device that you want to register in the Discovered Devices area.
b. The first window pops up to confirm the device your selected. Click Yes.
c. If you set a power-on password, a window pops up. Enter the correct password.
and select the entry for your computer. Then, follow the on-screen
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