Attention:  If  the  SVP  has  been  forgotten  and  cannot  be 
made  available  to  the  servicer,  there  is  no  service 
procedure  to  reset  the  password.  The  system  board  must 
be  replaced  for  a  scheduled  fee. 
How  to  remove  the  power-on  password 
To  remove  a  POP  that  you  have  forgotten,  do  the 
following: 
(A)  If  no  SVP  has  been  set: 
1.  Turn  off  the  computer. 
2.  Remove  the  battery  pack. 
For  how  to  remove  the  battery  pack,  see  “1010  Battery 
pack”  on  page  76. 
3.  Remove  the  backup  battery. 
For  how  to  remove  the  backup  battery,  see  “1070 
Backup  battery”  on  page  88. 
4.  Turn  on  the  computer  and  wait  until  the  POST  ends. 
After  the  POST  ends,  the  password  prompt  does  not 
appear.  The  POP  has  been  removed. 
5.  Reinstall  the  backup  battery  and  the  battery  pack. 
(B)  If  an  SVP  has  been  set  and  is  known  by  the  servicer: 
1.  Turn  on  the  computer;  then,  while  the  “To  interrupt 
normal  startup,  press  the  blue  Access  IBM  button” 
message  is  displayed  at  the  lower-left  of  the  screen, 
press  the  Access  IBM  button. 
2.  Enter  the  SVP.  Select  Start  setup  utility. 
3.  Select  Security,  using  the  cursor  keys  to  move  down 
the  menu. 
4.  Select  Password. 
5.  Select  Power-On  Password. 
6.  At  the  Enter  Current  Password  field,  enter  the  SVP. 
7.  When  the  Enter  New  Password  field  opens,  leave  it 
blank  and  press  Enter  twice. 
8.  In  the  Changes  have  been  saved  window,  press  Enter. 
9.  Press  F10;  then,  in  the  Setup  confirmation  window, 
select  Yes  .
How  to  remove  the  hard  disk  password 
Attention:  If  User  only  mode  is  selected  and  the  user 
HDP  has  been  forgotten  and  cannot  be  made  available  to 
the  servicer,  IBM  does  not  provide  any  services  to  reset 
the  user  HDPs  or  to  recover  data  from  the  hard  disk  drive. 
The  hard  disk  drive  can  be  replaced  for  a  scheduled  fee. 
To  remove  a  user  HDP  that  has  been  forgotten,  when  the 
SVP  and  the  master  HDP  are  known,  do  the  following: 
Related  service  information  
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