Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon User Manual page 88

Table 6. Security menu items (continued)
Menu item
Fingerprint
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User Guide
Submenu item
Power-On Password
Hard Disk x Password
Predesktop Authentication
Reader Priority
Security Mode
Password Authentication
Reset Fingerprint Data
Selection
• Disabled
• Enabled
• Disabled
• Enabled
• Disabled
• Enabled
• External ➙ Internal
• Internal Only
• Normal
• High
• Disabled
• Enabled
• Enter
Comments
passwords, no one but you
can change the length.
See "Power-on password"
on page 46.
Refer to "Hard disk
passwords" on page
46.
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.
Enable or disable fingerprint
authentication before the
operating system is loaded.
If External ➙ Internal
is selected, an external
fingerprint reader is used
if attached. Otherwise, an
internal fingerprint reader
is used. If Internal Only
is selected, an internal
fingerprint reader is used.
If fingerprint authentication
fails, you can still start
the computer by entering
a password. If you have
selected Normal, enter a
power-on password or a
supervisor password; if you
have selected High, enter a
supervisor password.
Enable or disable password
authentication. If high
security mode is selected,
this item is displayed.
This option is used to erase
all fingerprint data stored
in the fingerprint reader
and reset settings to the
factory state (e.g. Power-on
security, LEDs, etc.) As
a result, any power-on
security features previously
enabled will not be able
to work until they are