System Deployment Boot Mode
This article has been moved to https://docs.lenovocdrt.com/#/bios/sdbm System Deployment Boot Mode (SDB) is a new feature added to the Whiskey Lake generation of ThinkPads. This introduces the ability to programmatically configure key security BIOS settings during your operating system deployments. Unlike previous generations, this boot mode will allow you to: Set an initial Supervisor Password In the past, a supervisor password had to be set manually or from the factory. Once a supervisor password was set, it could be changed in an automated way leveraging the Lenovo_SetBiosPassword WMI class Disable the TPM Physical Presence for Clear requirement No longer requires user interaction if a call to clear the TPM was performed. In other words, no more pressing F9 ! Activating System Deployment Boot Mode Boot the system and press F12 until the boot menu appears Press the Delete key. " System Deployment Boot Mode " will appear in the upper right side of the