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Adding a new User Password
You can add a new User Password by doing the following:
1.
Enter the Admin Mode. See “Entering the Admin Mode” on page
1-7
.
2. Press and hold +1 until the indicator light flashes blue intermittently.
3. Enter a User Password (a minimum of 8 digits and a maximum of 16 digits) and press . The
indicator light flashes green three times.
Note: If the indicator light flashes red three times, this indicates that the password is less than 8
digits or more than 16 digits. Enter a password that contains 8–16 digits after the indicator light
flashes blue intermittently.
4.
Re-enter the new User Password and press . If the indicator light stays solid green for three
seconds, the User Password is added successfully.
Note: If the indicator light flashes red for three times and then blue intermittently, go back to step 3.
This is due to one of the following conditions:
v
You waited longer than 10 seconds before entering a password.
v
The new password was entered incorrectly.
Notes:
1. The secure hard drive enables you to have only one User Password.
2. If no activity is detected within two minutes in the Admin Mode, the secure hard drive will return to
the Standby Mode.
Deleting the User Password
You can delete the User Password by doing the following:
1.
Enter the Admin Mode. See “Entering the Admin Mode” on page
1-7
.
2. Press and hold 7+8+ for five seconds until the indicator light flashes blue intermittently. After that
the indicator light will flash green for three times and then blue intermittently.
3. Press and hold 7+8+ a second time for five seconds until the indicator light goes on solid green for
three seconds and then back to solid blue. This indicates that the User Password is deleted
successfully.
Changing the User Password
You can change the User Password by doing the following:
1.
Enter the User Mode. See “Entering the User Mode” on page
1-7
.
2. Press and hold +1 for five seconds until the indicator light flashes red.
3.
Enter the current User Password and press . The indicator light turns green for three seconds, and
then it will flash blue intermittently.
Note: If the indicator light flashes red intermittently, go back to step 2. This is due to one of the
following conditions:
v You waited longer than 10 seconds before entering a password.
v
The new password was entered incorrectly.
4.
Enter the new password (a minimum of 8 digits and a maximum of 16 digits) and press . The
indicator light flashes green three times and then blue intermittently.
Note: If the indicator light flashes red three times, this indicates that the password is less than 8
digits or more than 16 digits. Enter a password that contains 8–16 digits after the indicator light
flashes blue intermittently.
Chapter 3. Using the ThinkPad eSATA/USB Secure Hard Drive
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