Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga (English) User Guide - Page 101

BIOS ROM Strings Reporting, NVRAM Reporting

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Table 6. Security menu items (continued) Menu item Submenu item Selection Security Chip Set Minimum Length • Disabled • x characters (4≤x≤12) Power-On Password Hard Disk1 Password Hard Disk2 Password • Disabled • Enabled • Disabled • Enabled • Disabled • Enabled Security Chip • Active • Inactive • Disabled Security Reporting Options Clear Security Chip Enter Comments computer. If you select Disabled, no password prompt will be displayed; the computer goes ahead and loads the operating system. To prevent unauthorized access, you can set the user authentication on the operating system. Specify a minimum length for power-on password 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. Refer to "Power-on password" on page 57. Refer to "Hard disk passwords" on page 60. Refer to "Hard disk passwords" on page 60. Note: This item is available when your computer is equipped with an M.2 solid-state drive. If you select Active, the security chip will be functional. If you select Inactive, the Security Chip option will be visible, but the security chip will not be functional. If you select Disabled, the Security Chip option will be hidden and the security chip will not be functional. Enable or disable the following security reporting options: • BIOS ROM Strings Reporting: BIOS text string • CMOS Reporting: CMOS data • NVRAM Reporting: Security data stored in the Asset ID • SMBIOS Reporting: SMBIOS string Note: This item is available when Security Chip is set as Active. This option is used to clear encryption keys. It will not be possible to access already-encrypted data after these keys are cleared. Note: This item is available when Security Chip is set as Active. Chapter 7. Advanced configuration 85

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Table 6. Security menu items (continued)
Menu item
Submenu item
Selection
Comments
computer. If you select
Disabled
, no
password prompt will be displayed;
the computer goes ahead and loads
the operating system. To prevent
unauthorized access, you can set
the user authentication on the
operating system.
Set Minimum Length
Disabled
• x characters
(4≤x≤12)
Specify a minimum length for
power-on password 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
Refer to “Power-on password” on
page 57.
Hard Disk1 Password
Disabled
• Enabled
Refer to “Hard disk passwords” on
page 60.
Hard Disk2 Password
Disabled
• Enabled
Refer to “Hard disk passwords” on
page 60.
Note:
This item is available when
your computer is equipped with an
M.2 solid-state drive.
Security Chip
• Active
Inactive
• Disabled
If you select
Active
, the security
chip will be functional. If you select
Inactive
, the
Security Chip
option
will be visible, but the security chip
will not be functional. If you select
Disabled
, the
Security Chip
option
will be hidden and the security chip
will not be functional.
Security Reporting
Options
Enable or disable the following
security reporting options:
BIOS ROM Strings Reporting
:
BIOS text string
CMOSReporting
: CMOS data
NVRAM Reporting
: Security
data stored in the Asset ID
SMBIOS Reporting
: SMBIOS
string
Note:
This item is available when
SecurityChip
is set as
Active
.
Clear Security Chip
Enter
This option is used to clear
encryption keys. It will
not be possible to access
already-encrypted data after
these keys are cleared.
Note:
This item is available when
SecurityChip
is set as
Active
.
Security Chip
Chapter 7
.
Advanced configuration
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