Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E145 - Page 102

Table5.Securitymenuitems(continued)
Menuitem
SubmenuitemSelectionComments
anyitemsintheThinkPad
Setupprogram.
SetMinimumLength
•Disabled
•Passwordlengthoptions
Specifyaminimumlength
forthepower-onpassword
andharddiskpassword.
Bydefault,thisissetto
Disabled.Ifyousetthe
supervisorpasswordand
specifyaminimumlength
forpasswords,noonebut
youcanchangethelength.
Passwordatunattended
boot
•Disabled
•Enabled
IfyouselectEnabled,
apasswordpromptwill
alwaysbedisplayedwhen
thecomputeristurnedon,
fromeitherapower-off
stateorhibernationstate.
IfyouselectDisabled,no
passwordpromptwillbe
displayed;thecomputer
willgoaheadandload
theoperatingsystem.
Topreventunauthorized
access,settheuser
authenticationonthe
operatingsystem.
Passwordatrestart•Disabled
•Enabled
IfyouselectEnabled,a
passwordpromptwillbe
displayedwhenyourestart
thecomputer.Ifyouselect
Disabled,nopassword
promptwillbedisplayed;
thecomputerwillgoahead
andloadtheoperating
system.Toprevent
unauthorizedaccess,
settheuserauthentication
ontheoperatingsystem.
Power-OnPassword
•Disabled
•Enabled
Referto“Power-on
password”onpage44.
HardDisk1Password•Disabled
•Enabled
Referto“Harddisk
passwords”onpage
44
.
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