or recover data from the mSATA solid-state drive. You must take your tablet to a Lenovo reseller or a
marketing representative to have the mSATA solid-state drive replaced. Proof of purchase is required,
and a fee will be charged for parts and service.
10. In the Setup Notice window that is displayed, tap Yes to continue.
11. Save conguration changes and exit.
The next time you turn on your tablet, you will have to enter the user or master hard disk password in order
to start your tablet and get access to your operating system.
Changing or removing a hard disk password
Follow steps 1 through 8 in “Setting a hard disk password” on page 31, entering your password to get
access to the ThinkPad Setup program.
To change or remove the user hard disk password, do the following:
• To change the hard disk password, enter the current password in the Enter Current Password eld. Then
enter the new password in the Enter New Password eld, and reenter the password you just entered to
verify it in the Conrm New Password eld. Tap Enter, and a Setup Notice window is displayed. Tap Yes
to exit from the Setup Notice window. The user hard disk password will be changed.
• To remove the hard disk password, enter the current password in the Enter Current Password eld.
Then leave the Enter New Password and Conrm New Password elds blank, and tap Enter. A Setup
Notice window is displayed. Tap Yes to exit from the Setup Notice window. The user hard disk password
will be removed.
To change or remove the User + Master hard disk passwords, select User HDP or Master HDP.
If you choose User HDP, do the following:
• To change the user hard disk password, enter the current user hard disk password or the current master
hard disk password in the Enter Current Password eld. Then enter the new user hard disk password in
the Enter New Password eld, and reenter the password you just entered to verify it in the Conrm
New Password eld. Tap Enter, and a Setup Notice window is displayed. Tap Yes to exit from the Setup
Notice window. The user hard disk password is changed.
• To remove the user hard disk password, enter the current master hard disk password in the Enter Current
Password eld. Then leave the Enter New Password and Conrm New Password elds blank, and tap
Enter. A Setup Notice window is displayed. Tap Yes to exit from the Setup Notice window. Both the user
and master hard disk passwords will be removed.
If you choose Master HDP, do the following:
• To change the master hard disk password, enter the current master hard disk password in the Enter
Current Password eld. Then enter the new master hard disk password in the Enter New Password
eld, and reenter the password you just entered to verify it in the Conrm New Password eld. Tap
Enter, and a Setup Notice window is displayed. Tap Yes to exit from the Setup Notice window. The
master hard disk password is changed.
• To remove the master hard disk password, enter the current master hard disk password in the Enter
Current Password eld. Then leave the Enter New Password and Conrm New Password elds blank,
and tap Enter. A Setup Notice window is displayed. Tap Yes to exit from the Setup Notice window. Both
the user and master hard disk passwords will be removed.
Supervisor password
The supervisor password protects the system information stored in ThinkPad Setup. Without it, no one can
change the conguration of the tablet. It provides the following security features:
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