IBM ThinkPad 365X, User Manual

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Using Passwords
Hard Disk Password
The hard disk password helps you protect the information stored on
your removable hard disk drive. Even if your hard disk was
removed from the computer, the information stored in your hard disk
cannot be accessed without the hard disk password.
Note:
The hard disk password is stored on
the hard disk drive when you set the
hard disk password, and the
power-on password is stored in the
nonvolatile memory of the computer. When you turn on the computer, the hard disk password prompt
appears on the screen and reminds you to enter your password.
When a hard disk password is set, a preset timeout or an incoming
call will not activate the resume function.
To use the resume function with a hard disk password, set the
same password for both the power-on password and the hard disk
password.
Note
Using a Hard Disk Password with a Power-On Password:
You can use the hard disk password with the power-on
password at the same time. When you turn on the computer,
the power-on password prompt appears first, and then the hard
disk password prompt appears on the screen. Enter the correct
passwords.
When you set the same hard disk password as the power-on
password, only the power-on password prompt appears on the
screen. Enter the correct password. The hard disk password
screen does not appear.
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