Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E220s - Chapter 6. Replacing devices; Static electricity prevention

Note:Youmightwanttonoteyourpower-onpasswordinasafeplace.Otherwise,ifyouforgetit,you
havetotakeyourcomputertoaLenovoreselleroramarketingrepresentativetohavethepassword
canceled.
11.PressF10toexitfromtheSetupNoticewindow.
Changingorremovingthepower-onpassword
Tochangethepower-onpassword,followthesteps1through9abovein“Settingapower-onpassword”on
page58,typingyourpasswordtogetaccesstotheThinkPadSetup.
Tochangethepassword,dothefollowing:
1.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordeld,typethecurrentpower-onpassword.
2.IntheEnterNewPasswordeld,typethenewpower-onpassword;thenretypethepasswordyoujust
enteredtoverifyitintheConrmNewPasswordeld.
3.Followstep10andstep11in“Settingapower-onpassword”onpage58tochangeyourpower-on
password.
Toremovethepassword,dothefollowing:
1.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordeld,typethecurrentpower-onpassword.
2.LeavetheEnterNewPasswordandConrmNewPasswordeldsblank.
3.Followstep10andstep11in“Settingapower-onpassword”onpage58toremoveyourpower-on
password.
Harddiskpasswords
Twotypesofharddiskpasswordshelpprotecttheinformationstoredontheharddisk:
•Userharddiskpassword
•Masterharddiskpassword,whichrequiresauserharddiskpassword
Ifauserharddiskpasswordhasbeenset,butnomasterharddiskpasswordhasbeen,theusermustenter
theuserharddiskpasswordinordertogainaccesstolesandapplicationsontheharddisk.
Themasterpasswordcanbesetandusedonlybyasystemadministrator.Likeamasterkey,itenablesthe
administratortogetaccesstoanyharddriveinasystem.Theadministratorsetsthemasterpassword;no
oneelseknowsit.Thentheadministratorsetsauserpasswordforeachcomputerinthenetwork,andtells
eachuserthepasswordforhisorhercomputer.Theusercanthenchangetheuserpasswordasdesired,
buttheadministratorcanstillgetaccessbyusingthemasterpassword.
Note:Whenamasterharddiskpasswordisset,onlytheadministratorcanremovetheuserharddisk
password.
Settingaharddiskpassword
1.Printtheseinstructions.
2.Saveallopenles,andexitallapplications.
3.Turnyourcomputeroffandthenonagain.
4.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1.TheThinkPadSetupopens.
5.SelectSecurity,usingthecursordirectionalkeystomovedownthemenu.
6.SelectPassword.
7.SelectHardDiskxPassword,wherexisthenumberoftheharddiskdriveforwhichyouwantto
setapassword.
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