ThinkPad E555 - Page 87

Table4.Securitymenuitems(continued)
Menuitem
SubmenuitemSelectionComments
SetMinimumLength
•Disabled
•Passwordlengthoptions
Specifyaminimumlength
forthepower-onpassword
andharddiskpassword.
Bydefault,thisissetto
Disabled.Ifyousetthe
supervisorpasswordand
specifyaminimumlength
forpasswords,noonebut
youcanchangethelength.
PasswordatUnattended
boot
•Disabled
•Enabled
Ifyouselectandenable
Passwordatunattended
boot,apasswordprompt
isdisplayedwhenthe
computeristurnedon,
fromeitherapower-off
stateorhibernationstate.
IfyouselectDisabled,
nopasswordpromptis
displayed;thecomputer
goesaheadandloads
theoperatingsystem.
Topreventunauthorized
access,settheuser
authenticationonthe
operatingsystem.
PasswordatRestart•Disabled
•Enabled
Ifyouselectandenable
Passwordatrestart,
apasswordpromptis
displayedwhenyourestart
thecomputer.Ifyouselect
Disabled,nopassword
promptisdisplayed;the
computergoesaheadand
loadstheoperatingsystem.
Topreventunauthorized
access,settheuser
authenticationonthe
operatingsystem.
PasswordatBootDevice
List
•Disabled
•Enabled
Ifthesecuritypassword
isset,thisoptionisused
tospecifywhetherthe
Securitypasswordmustbe
enteredtodisplaytheF12
bootdevicelist.
SelectEnabledtoprompt
forthesecuritypassword.
SelectDisabledtoproceed
withoutanyuseraction
required.
PasswordCountExceeded
Error
•Disabled
•Enabled
SelectEnabledtoshow
thePOST0199errorand
promptfortheSecurity
password.
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