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Date and time menu, Security menu - how to access bios

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Date and time menu If you need to set the current date and time of your computer, select Date/Time from the ThinkPad Setup menu. The following submenu is displayed: • System Date • System Time To change the date and time, do the following: 1. Using the up and down arrow keys, select the item to change-date or time. 2. Press Tab, Shift Tab, or Enter to select a field. 3. Type the date or time. Note: Another way to adjust date and time is press the - or + key. Security menu If you need to set the security features of your computer, select Security from the ThinkPad Setup 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. • In 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 related functions. • Fingerprint: Set the fingerprint reader related functions. • Security Chip: Set the security chip related functions. • 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. • I/O Port Access: Enable or disable the access to individual I/O ports. • Anti-Theft: Enable or disable UEFI BIOS interface to activate Anti-Theft services, such as Intel AT and Computrace. To set a password related functions, go to the Security menu and select Password. The following submenu is displayed: • Hardware Password Manager • Supervisor Password • Lock UEFI BIOS Settings • Set Minimum Length • Password at unattended boot • Password at restart • Power-On Password • Hard Disk x Password Notes: • Hard Disk 1 means the hard disk drive built into your computer. Chapter 8. Advanced configuration 203

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Date and time menu
If you need to set the current date and time of your computer, select
Date/Time
from the ThinkPad Setup
menu. The following submenu is displayed:
System Date
System Time
To change the date and time, do the following:
1. Using the up and down arrow keys, select the item to change-date or time.
2. Press Tab, Shift Tab, or Enter to select a field.
3. Type the date or time.
Note:
Another way to adjust date and time is press the - or + key.
Security menu
If you need to set the security features of your computer, select
Security
from the ThinkPad Setup 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.
In 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 related functions.
Fingerprint
: Set the fingerprint reader related functions.
Security Chip
: Set the security chip related functions.
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.
I/O Port Access
: Enable or disable the access to individual I/O ports.
Anti-Theft
: Enable or disable UEFI BIOS interface to activate Anti-Theft services, such as Intel AT and
Computrace.
To set a password related functions, go to the Security menu and select
Password
. The following submenu
is displayed:
Hardware Password Manager
Supervisor Password
Lock UEFI BIOS Settings
Set Minimum Length
Password at unattended boot
Password at restart
Power-On Password
Hard Disk x Password
Notes:
Hard Disk 1
means the hard disk drive built into your computer.
Chapter 8
.
Advanced configuration
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