Using passwords
Using passwords
To make sure only authorized persons can work on your computer,
you can set different kinds of passwords. Prospective users will have
to know the proper passwords in order to access your computer or
data.
You can set the following passwords:
Power-on passwords
Screen-saver passwords
Hard-disk passwords
Windows password
Supervisor password
Network password
Passwords and standby mode
Power-on passwords
You can set a power-on password to help protect your ThinkPad
computer against access by unauthorized users.
If you set a power-on password, the password prompt appears on
the screen when you turn on the computer. You must enter the
correct password to start using the computer.
Note:
If you forget your power-on password, you cannot reset it. You
must take the computer to an IBM reseller or IBM marketing
representative to have the password canceled.
Screen-saver passwords
You can set a screen-saver password. Once the screen saver has
started, only those who know the password can exit the screen saver
and resume operating the computer.
Note:
The screen-saver password does not thoroughly protect your
computer from unauthorized users. An unauthorized user
could turn the computer off and then on to restart Windows
without knowing your screen saver password.
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