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2. Type the master hard disk password.
Note:
To return to the icon , press F1 again.
If this icon is displayed, type a supervisor password.
Power-on password
You can set a power-on password to help protect your computer against access by unauthorized users.
If you set a power-on password, the password prompt is displayed on the screen whenever you turn on the
computer. You must enter the correct password to start using the computer.
Setting a power-on password
1. Print these instructions.
2. Save all open les, and exit all applications.
3. Turn your computer off and then turn it on again.
4. When the logo screen is displayed, press F1. The ThinkPad Setup program main menu opens.
5. Select
Security
, using the cursor directional keys to move down the menu.
6. Select
Password
.
7. Select
Power-on Password
.
8. In the
Enter New Password
eld, type a desired password, and press Enter.
9. In the
Con rm New Password
eld, retype the password and press Enter.
Note:
You might want to note down your power-on password in a safe place. Otherwise, if you
forget it, you have to take your computer to a Lenovo reseller or a marketing representative to have
the password canceled.
10. In the Setup Notice window that is displayed, press Enter to continue.
11. Press F10. The Setup Con rmation window opens. Select
Yes
to save con guration changes and exit.
Changing or removing the power-on password
To change the power-on password, follow steps 1 through 7. Enter your current password. When the
Enter
New Password
eld is displayed, type a new password in the eld and then retype it to verify. To remove
the password, follow steps 1 through 7. Type your current password. When the
Enter New Password
eld
is displayed, leave it blank and press Enter twice.
Hard disk passwords
Two types of hard disk passwords help protect the information stored on the solid state drive:
User hard disk password
Master hard disk password, which requires a user hard disk password
If a user hard disk password has been set, but no master hard disk password has been, the user must enter
the user hard disk password in order to gain access to les and applications on the solid state drive.
The master password can be set and used only by a system administrator. Like a master key, it enables the
administrator to get access to the solid state drive in a system. The administrator sets the master password;
no one else knows it. Then the administrator sets a user password for each computer in the network, and
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