Lenovo ThinkPad Edge L330 (English) User Guide - Page 78

Menu item, Selection, Comments, Disabled, Enabled, Password at unattended, Password at restart

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Table 5. Security menu items (continued) Menu item Submenu item Password at unattended boot Password at restart Set Minimum Length Power-On Password Hard Disk x Password Selection Comments Disabled. If you set the supervisor password and enable this function, no one but you can change any items in ThinkPad Setup program. • Disabled • Enabled If you select and enable Password at unattended boot, a password prompt is displayed when the computer is turned on, from either a power-off state or hibernation state, by an unattended event such as a Wake on LAN attempt. If you select Disabled, no password prompt is displayed; the computer goes ahead and loads the operating system. To prevent unauthorized access, set the user authentication on the operating system. • Enabled • Disabled If you select and enable Password at restart, a password prompt is displayed when you restart the computer. If you select Disabled, no password prompt is displayed; the computer goes ahead and loads the operating system. To prevent unauthorized access, set the user authentication on the operating system. • Disabled • Password length options • x characters (4≤x≤12) Specify a minimum length for power-on passwords and hard disk passwords. If you set the supervisor password and specify a minimum length for passwords, no one but you can change the length. • Disabled • Enabled See "Power-on password" on page 42. • Disabled • Enabled Refer to "Hard disk passwords" on page 42. Note: Hard Disk 1 means the hard disk drive built into your computer. 64 User Guide

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Table 5. Security menu items (continued)
Menu item
Submenu item
Selection
Comments
Disabled
. If you set the
supervisor password and
enable this function, no one
but you can change any
items in ThinkPad Setup
program.
Password at unattended
boot
Disabled
Enabled
If you select and enable
Password at unattended
boot
, a password prompt
is displayed when the
computer is turned on,
from either a power-off
state or hibernation state,
by an unattended event
such as a Wake on LAN
attempt.
If you select
Disabled
, no password
prompt is displayed; the
computer goes ahead and
loads the operating system.
To prevent unauthorized
access, set the user
authentication on the
operating system.
Password at restart
Enabled
Disabled
If you select and enable
Password at restart
,
a password prompt is
displayed when you restart
the computer. If you select
Disabled
, no password
prompt is displayed; the
computer goes ahead and
loads the operating system.
To prevent unauthorized
access, set the user
authentication on the
operating system.
Set Minimum Length
Disabled
Password length options
x characters (4≤x≤12)
Specify a minimum length
for power-on passwords
and hard disk passwords.
If you set the supervisor
password and specify
a minimum length for
passwords, no one but you
can change the length.
Power-On Password
Disabled
Enabled
See “Power-on password”
on page 42.
Hard Disk x Password
Disabled
Enabled
Refer to “Hard disk
passwords” on page
42.
Note: Hard Disk 1
means
the hard disk drive built into
your computer.
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