Lenovo ThinkPad Helix S230U User Manual page 86

• On each submenu, press Enter to show selectable options and select a desired option, or type desired
values from the keyboard directly.
• Some items are displayed on the menu only if the computer supports the corresponding features.
The following table lists the Config menu items.
Table 3. Security menu items
Menu item
Password
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Submenu item
Supervisor Password
Password Status
Lock UEFI BIOS Settings
Password at unattended
boot
Password at restart
Set Minimum Length
Power-On Password
Password Status
Hard Disk1 Password
Password Status
Selection Comments
• Disabled Refer to "Supervisor password" on
page 40.
• Enabled
• Disabled Enable or disable the function that
protects items in the ThinkPad
• Enabled
Setup program from being changed
by unauthorized users. By default,
this is set to Disabled. If you set
the supervisor password and enable
this function, no one but you can
change the items in the ThinkPad
Setup program.
• Disabled If you select and Enable Password
at unattended boot, a password
• Enabled
prompt is displayed when the
computer is turned on, from a
power-off state. If you select
Disabled, no password prompt is
displayed; the computer goes ahead
and loads the operating system. To
prevent unauthorized access, you
can set the user authentication on
the operating system.
• Disabled If you select and Enable Password
at restart, a password prompt is
• Enabled
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, you can set
the user authentication on the
operating system.
• Disabled Specify a minimum length for
power-on passwords and hard disk
• x characters
passwords. If you set the supervisor
(4≤x≤12)
password and specify a minimum
length for passwords, no one but
you can change the length.
• Disabled Refer to "Power-on password" on
page 38.
• Enabled
• Disabled
Refer to "Hard disk passwords" on
page 38.
• Enabled