Chapter11.AdditionalServiceInformation
Thischapterprovidesadditionalinformationthattheservicerepresentativemightndhelpful.
Securityfeatures
Securityfeaturesinthissectionincludethefollowing:
•Passwords
•VitalProductData
•ManagementInformationFormat(MIF)
HardwarecontrolledPasswords
HardwarecontrolledpasswordsaresetusingtheSetupUtilityprogram.Formoreinformationabout
passwords,see“Usingpasswords”onpage51
.
Operatingsystempassword
Anoperatingsystempasswordisverysimilartoapower-onpasswordanddeniesaccesstothecomputer
byanunauthorizeduserwhenthepasswordisactivated.Thecomputerisunusableuntilthepasswordis
enteredandrecognizedbythecomputer.
BIOSlevels
AnincorrectlevelofBIOScancausefalseerrorsandunnecessaryFRUreplacement.Usethefollowing
informationtodeterminethecurrentlevelofBIOSinstalledinthecomputer,thelatestBIOSavailableforthe
computer,andwheretoobtainthelatestlevelofBIOS.
•TodeterminethecurrentLevelofBIOS:
–StarttheSetupUtility.
–SelectStandardCMOSFeatures.
•SourcesforobtainingthelatestlevelBIOSavailable
1.Lenovosupportwebsite:http://www.lenovo.com/support/
2.LenovoCustomerSupportCenter
3.Levels1and2Support
Toupdate(ash)theBIOS,see“Flashupdateprocedures”onpage103.
Note:BIOSsettingsvarybyoperatingsystem.ChangetheBIOSsettingsbeforeinstallinganewoperating
system.See“ChangingtheBIOSsettingsbeforeinstallinganewoperatingsystem”onpage53.
Flashupdateprocedures
Thissectiondetailshowtoash(update)theBIOS.
Updating(ashing)theBIOSfromadisc
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoupdate(ash)theBIOSfromadiscontheWindows8(64-bit)
operatingsystemandonotheroperatingsystems.
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