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2. Type the master hard disk password.
Note: To return to the icon , press F1 again.
Note: Press the Backspace key if you enter a wrong password while you are typing your 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 programs.
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 Conrm 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 Conrmation window opens. Select Yes to save conguration changes and exit.
Changing or removing the power-on password
To change the power-on password, follow steps 1 through 7 as introduced above. 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 hard disk drive or 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 programs on the hard disk 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 any hard disk 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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