Lenovo ThinkCentre M70s Gen 4 User Manual

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4. Press F10 or Fn+F10 to save the changes and exit.UEFI BIOS passwordsYou can set passwords in UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) tostrengthen the security of your computer.Password typesYou can set a power-on password, supervisor password, system management password, or hard diskpassword in UEFI BIOS to prevent unauthorized access to your computer. However, you are not prompted toenter any UEFI BIOS password when your computer resumes from sleep mode.• Power-on passwordWhen a power-on password is set, you are prompted to enter a valid password each time the computer isturned on.• Supervisor passwordSetting a supervisor password deters unauthorized users from changing configuration settings. If you areresponsible for maintaining the configuration settings of several computers, you might want to set asupervisor password.When a supervisor password is set, you are prompted to enter a valid password each time you try to enterthe BIOS menu.If both the power-on password and supervisor password are set, you can enter either password.However, you must use your supervisor password to change any configuration settings.• Hard disk passwordSetting a hard disk password prevents unauthorized access to the data on the storage drive. When a harddisk password is set, you are prompted to enter a valid password each time you try to access the storagedrive.Note: After you set a hard disk password, your data on the storage drive is protected even if the storagedrive is removed from one computer and installed in another.• System management password (for selected models)You can enable the system management password to have the same authority as the supervisorpassword to control security related features. To customize the authority of the system managementpassword through the UEFI BIOS menu:1. Restart the computer. When the logo screen is displayed, press F1 or Fn+F1.2. Select Security ➙ System Management Password Access Control.3. Follow the on-screen instructions.If you have set both the supervisor password and the system management password, the supervisorpassword overrides the system management password.Set, change, and remove a passwordBefore you start, print these instructions.1. Restart the computer. When the logo screen is displayed, press F1 or Fn+F1.2. Select Security.3. Depending on the password type, select Set Supervisor Password, Set Power-On Password, SetSystem Management Password, or Hard Disk Password and press Enter.4. Follow the on-screen instructions to set, change, or remove a password.5. Press F10 or Fn+F10 to save the changes and exit.Chapter 3. Advanced configurations 17