Hard disk1 password option unvisible on several X240 an cannot be set

Hello,
we got a delivery of 15 X240 laptops this week.
Unfortunately we cannot set the hard disk1 password in the BIOS.
This option ist completely unvisible in the BIOS. We can set supervisor, power-on, ... but not hard disk1 password.
Any idea?
The laptops come with BIOS 2.12. We already tried the latest 2.17, but unfortunately with no effect.
Two weeks ago we received another two X240 of the same type and visible hard disk1 password option in BIOS.
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Thank you for your help.
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