Lenovo Erazer X310 - Administrator Password; Power-On Password

AdministratorPassword
SettinganAdministratorPassworddetersunauthorizedpersonsfromchangingconfigurationsettings.Y ou
mightwanttosetanAdministratorPasswordifyouareresponsibleformaintainingthesettingsofseveral
computers.
AfteryousetanAdministratorPassword,apasswordpromptisdisplayedeverytimeyouaccesstheLenovo
BIOSSetupUtilityprogram.
IfboththeAdministratorandPower-OnPasswordareset,youcantypeeitherpassword.However,youmust
useyourAdministratorPasswordtochangeanyconfigurationsettings.
Setting,changing,ordeletinganAdministratorpassword
TosetanAdministratorPassword,dothefollowing:
Note:Apasswordcanbeanycombinationoflettersandnumbersupto16character(a-z,and0-9).For
moreinformation,see“Passwordconsiderations”onpage13.
1.StarttheLenovoBIOSSetupUtilityprogram(see“StartingtheLenovoBIOSSetupUtilityprogram”on
page13).
2.FromtheSecuritymenu,selectSetAdministratorPasswordandpresstheEnterkey.
3.Thepassworddialogboxwillbedisplayed.TypethepasswordthenpresstheEnterkey.
4.Re-typethepasswordtoconfirm,thenpresstheEnterkey.Ifyoutypethepasswordcorrectly,the
passwordwillbeinstalled.
TochangeanAdministratorPassword,dothefollowing:
1.StarttheLenovoBIOSSetupUtilityprogram(see“StartingtheLenovoBIOSSetupUtilityprogram”on
page13).
2.FromtheSecuritymenu,selectSetAdministratorPasswordandpresstheEnterkey.
3.Thepassworddialogboxwillbedisplayed.TypethecurrentpasswordthenpressEnterkey.
4.T ypethenewpassword,thenpressEnterkey.Re-typethepasswordtoconfirmthenewpassword,if
youtypethenewpasswordcorrectly,thenewpasswordwillbeinstalled.ASetupNoticewilldisplay
thatchangeshavebeensaved.
TodeleteapreviouslysetAdministratorPassword,dothefollowing:
1.FromtheSecuritymenu,selectSetAdministratorPasswordandpresstheEnterkey.
2.Thepassworddialogboxwillbedisplayed.TypethecurrentpasswordandpresstheEnterkey.
3.T odeleteanAdministratorPassword,Enterblankfieldsforeachnewpasswordlineitem.Asetup
noticewilldisplaythatchangeshavebeensaved.
4.ReturntotheLenovoBIOSSetupUtilityprogrammenuandselecttheExitoption.
5.SelectSavechangesandExitfromthemenu.
Power-OnPassword
WhenaPower-OnPasswordisset,youcannotstarttheLenovoBIOSSetupUtilityprogramuntilavalid
passwordistypedfromthekeyboard.
Setting,changing,ordeletingaPower-OnPassword
Note:Apasswordcanbeanycombinationoflettersandnumbersupto16character(a-z,and0-9).
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