Lenovo ThinkPad X131e (English) User Guide - Page 106

Security menu, Notes, Security, Enabled, Disabled, Password, UEFI BIOS Update Option

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2. Press Tab, Shift+Tab, or Enter to select a field. 3. Type the date or time. Notes: Another way to adjust the date and time is pressing the following keys: • F5 or -: Change to a lower value. • F6 or the combination of Shift and +: Change to a higher value. 4. Press F10 to save the changes and restart the system. Security menu If you need to set the security features of your computer, select Security from the ThinkPad Setup program main menu. Notes: • The default settings are already optimized for you. If you consider changing the computer configuration, proceed with extreme caution. Setting the configuration incorrectly might cause unexpected results. • On each submenu, you can enable a function by selecting Enabled, or disable it by selecting Disabled. The following submenu is displayed: • Password: Set a password. • UEFI BIOS Update Option: Specify the settings for Flash UEFI BIOS update. • Memory Protection: Specify the settings for the Data Execution Prevention feature. • Virtualization: Enable or disable the settings for Intel Virtualization Technology and Intel VT-d Feature (for models with an Intel CPU), or AMD-V™ Technology (for models with an AMD CPU). • I/O Port Access: Enable or disable the access to individual I/O ports. • Anti-Theft: Enable or disable the UEFI BIOS interface to activate anti-theft services, such as Computrace. The following table shows the contents of the Security menu. Notes: • Some items are displayed on the menu only if the computer supports the corresponding features. • Default values are in boldface. Table 5. Security menu items Menu item Submenu item Password Supervisor Password Lock UEFI BIOS Settings Selection • Disabled • Enabled • Disabled • Enabled Comments Refer to "Supervisor password" on page 46. Enables or disables the function that protects items in the ThinkPad Setup program from being changed by a user who does not have the supervisor password. By default, this is set to Disabled. If you set the supervisor password and enable this function, no one but you can change 90 User Guide

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2. Press Tab, Shift+Tab, or Enter to select a field.
3. Type the date or time.
Notes:
Another way to adjust the date and time is pressing the following keys:
•
F5 or –: Change to a lower value.
•
F6 or the combination of Shift and +: Change to a higher value.
4. Press F10 to save the changes and restart the system.
Security menu
If you need to set the security features of your computer, select
Security
from the ThinkPad Setup program
main menu.
Notes:
•
The default settings are already optimized for you. If you consider changing the computer configuration,
proceed with extreme caution. Setting the configuration incorrectly might cause unexpected results.
•
On each submenu, you can enable a function by selecting
Enabled
, or disable it by selecting
Disabled
.
The following submenu is displayed:
•
Password
: Set a password.
•
UEFI BIOS Update Option
: Specify the settings for Flash UEFI BIOS update.
•
Memory Protection
: Specify the settings for the Data Execution Prevention feature.
•
Virtualization
: Enable or disable the settings for Intel Virtualization Technology and Intel VT-d Feature (for
models with an Intel CPU), or AMD-V
™
Technology (for models with an AMD CPU).
•
I/O Port Access
: Enable or disable the access to individual I/O ports.
•
Anti-Theft
: Enable or disable the UEFI BIOS interface to activate anti-theft services, such as Computrace.
The following table shows the contents of the
Security
menu.
Notes:
•
Some items are displayed on the menu only if the computer supports the corresponding features.
•
Default values are in
boldface
.
Table 5. Security menu items
Menu item
Submenu item
Selection
Comments
Supervisor Password
•
Disabled
•
Enabled
Refer to “Supervisor
password” on page 46.
Lock UEFI BIOS Settings
•
Disabled
•
Enabled
Enables or disables the
function that protects
items in the ThinkPad
Setup program from
being changed by a user
who does not have the
supervisor password.
By default, this is set to
Disabled
. If you set the
supervisor password and
enable this function, no
one but you can change
Password
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