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8. A Setup Conrmation window opens. You are prompted to select User or User + Master. Select User if
you want to set only one hard disk password. If you are an administrator or supervisor, you can select
User + Master to set two passwords. (The user can change the user password later.)
9. If you select User + Master, go to step 12.
10. If you select User only, a new-password window opens. Type your new password in the Enter New
Password eld.
Notes:
• You can set the minimum length of a hard disk password in the ThinkPad Setup. For details, refer to
“Security menu” on page 107
.
• If you set a hard disk password of over seven characters, the hard disk drive can be used only with a
computer that can recognize a hard disk password of over seven characters. If you then install the
hard disk drive in a computer that cannot recognize a hard disk password that contains more than
seven characters, you cannot get access to the drive.
11. Press Enter once to move to the next line. Retype the password you just entered to verify it. Go to
step 18 to complete the procedure.
12. If you select User+ Master, a message window opens and prompts you to set up a user hard disk
password rst. Click Continue.
13. A new hard disk user password window opens. Type your new password in the Enter New Password
eld.
14. Press Enter once to move to the next line. Retype the password you just entered to verify it.
15. A message window opens and prompts you to set the master hard disk password. Click Continue.
16. A new master hard-disk password window opens. Type your new password in the Enter New
Password eld.
17. Press Enter once to move to the next line. Retype the password you just entered to verify it.
18. Commit your password to memory and press Enter. A Setup Notice window is displayed.
Attention: You might want to note down your passwords and keep them in a safe place. Otherwise,
if you forget the user-only password, or both user and master passwords, Lenovo cannot reset your
passwords or recover data from the hard disk drive. You must take your computer to a Lenovo reseller
or a marketing representative to have the hard disk drive replaced. Proof of purchase is required,
and a fee will be charged for parts and service.
19. Press F10 to exit from the Setup Notice window.
The next time you turn on your computer, you will have to type the user or master hard disk password in
order to start your computer and get access to your operating system.
Changing or removing a hard disk password
Follow steps 1 through 7 in “Setting a hard disk password” on page 57, typing your password to get access
to the ThinkPad Setup.
To change or remove the user hard disk password, do as follows:
• To change the hard disk password, type the current password in the Enter Current Password eld. Then
type the new password in the Enter New Password eld, and retype the password you just entered to
verify it in the Conrm New Password eld. Press Enter, and a Setup Notice window is displayed. Press
F10 to exit from the Setup Notice window. The user hard disk passwords will be changed.
• To remove the hard disk password, type the current password in the Enter Current Password eld.
Then leave the Enter New Password and Conrm New Password elds blank, and press Enter. A
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