
Chapter5.UsingtheSetupUtility
TheSetupUtilityprogramisusedtoviewandchangethecongurationsettingsofyourcomputer,regardless
ofwhichoperatingsystemyouareusing.However,theoperatingsystemsettingsmightoverrideanysimilar
settingsintheSetupUtilityprogram.
StartingtheLenovoBIOSSetupUtilityprogram
TostarttheLenovoBIOSSetupUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:
1.Ifyourcomputerisalreadyonwhenyoustartthisprocedure,shutdowntheoperatingsystemand
turnoffthecomputer.
2.PressandholdtheF1keythenturnonthecomputer.WhentheLenovoBIOSSetupUtilityprogramis
displayed,releasetheF1key.
Note:IfaPower-OnPasswordoranAdministratorPasswordhasbeenset,theSetupUtilityprogrammenu
willnotbedisplayeduntilyoutypeyourpassword.Formoreinformation,see“Usingpasswords.”
Viewingandchangingsettings
SystemcongurationoptionsarelistedintheLenovoBIOSSetupUtilityprogrammenu.Tovieworchange
settings,see“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.”
YoumustusethekeyboardwhenusingtheLenovoBIOSSetupUtilitymenu.Thekeysusedtoperform
varioustasksaredisplayedonthebottomofeachscreen.
Usingpasswords
YoucanusetheLenovoBIOSSetupUtilityprogramtosetpasswordstopreventunauthorizedpersons
fromgainingaccesstoyourcomputeranddata.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.”Thefollowing
typesofpasswordsareavailable:
•AdministratorPassword
•Power-OnPassword
Youdonothavetosetanypasswordstouseyourcomputer.However,ifyoudecidetosetpasswords,read
thefollowingsections.
Passwordconsiderations
Apasswordcanbeanycombinationoflettersandnumbersupto16characters(a-zand0-9).Forsecurity
reasons,itisagoodideatouseastrongpasswordthatcannotbeeasilycompromised.Wesuggestthat
passwordsshouldfollowtheserules:
•Forastrongpassword,use7-16charactersandamixoflettersandnumbers.
•Donotuseyournameoryourusername.
•Donotuseacommonwordoracommonname.
•Usesomethingsignicantlydifferentfromyourpreviouspassword.
Attention:AdministratorandPower-Onpasswordsarenotcasesensitive.
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