Note:TherearetwomodesfortheHDP:UseronlyandMaster+User.TheMaster+Usermoderequires
twoHDPs;thesystemadministratorentersbothinthesameoperation.Thesystemadministratorthen
providestheuserHDPtothesystemuser.
Attention:IftheuserHDPhasbeenforgotten,checkwhetheramasterHDPhasbeenset.Ifithas,itcanbe
usedforaccesstotheharddiskdrive.IfnomasterHDPisavailable,neitherLenovonorLenovoauthorized
servicetechniciansprovideanyservicestoreseteithertheuserorthemasterHDP ,ortorecoverdatafrom
theharddiskdrive.Theharddiskdrivecanbereplacedforascheduledfee.
ForhowtoremovethePOP ,see“Howtoremovethehard-diskpassword”onpage35
.
Supervisorpassword
Asupervisorpassword(SVP)protectsthesysteminformationstoredintheThinkPadSetup.Theusermust
entertheSVPinordertogetaccesstotheThinkPadSetupandchangethesystemconguration.
Attention:IftheSVPhasbeenforgottenandcannotbemadeavailabletotheservicetechnician,thereisno
serviceproceduretoresetthepassword.Thesystemboardmustbereplacedforascheduledfee.
Howtoremovethepower-onpassword
ToremoveaPOPthatyouhaveforgotten,dothefollowing:
(A)IfnoSVPhasbeenset:
1.DisablethebatterypackinUEFIBIOS(see“1000DisablingthebatterypackinUEFIBIOS”onpage50).
2.Removethebackupbattery.Forhowtoremovethebackupbattery,see“1040Backupbattery”on
page56.
3.TurnonthecomputerandwaituntilthePOSTends.AfterthePOSTends,thepasswordpromptdoes
notappear.ThePOPhasbeenremoved.
4.MakesurethatthebatterypackisdisabledinUEFIBIOS(see“1000Disablingthebatterypack
inUEFIBIOS”onpage50).
5.Reinstallthebackupbattery.
(B)IfanSVPhasbeensetandisknownbytheservicetechnician:
1.Turnonthecomputer.
2.WhentheThinkPadlogocomesup,immediatelypressF1.
3.TypeinthesupervisorpasswordtoenterThinkPadSetup.
4.SelectSecurity,usingthecursordirectionalkeystomovedownthemenu.
5.SelectPassword.
6.SelectPower-OnPassword.
7.TypethecurrentSVPintheEnterCurrentPasswordeld.thenleavetheEnterNewPasswordeld
blank,andpressEntertwice.
8.IntheChangeshavebeensavedwindow,pressEnter.
9.PressF10;then,intheSetupNoticewindow,selectYes.
Howtoremovethehard-diskpassword
Attention:IfUseronlymodeisselectedandtheuserHDPhasbeenforgottenandcannotbemade
availabletotheservicetechnician,neitherLenovonorLenovoauthorizedservicetechniciansprovideany
servicestoresettheuserHDPsortorecoverdatafromtheharddiskdrive.Theharddiskdrivecanbe
replacedforascheduledfee.
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