Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E425 - Typing Passwords; Power-On Password

Typingpasswords
Ifthisiconisdisplayed,typeapower-onpasswordorasupervisorpassword.
Ifthisiconisdisplayed,typeauserharddiskpassword.Ifyouwanttotypeamasterharddisk
password,dothefollowing:
1.PressF1.Theiconchangestothis:
2.Nowtypethemasterharddiskpassword.
Note:Toreturntothersticon,pressF1again.
Ifthisiconisdisplayed,typeasupervisorpassword.
Note:YoucanpressBackspaceifyoupressawrongkeywhileyouaretypingyourpassword.
Power-onpassword
Youcansetapower-onpasswordtohelpprotectyourcomputeragainstaccessbyunauthorizedusers.
Ifyousetapower-onpassword,thepasswordpromptappearsonthescreenwheneveryouturnonthe
computer.Youmustenterthecorrectpasswordtostartusingthecomputer.
Settingapower-onpassword
1.Printtheseinstructions.
2.Saveallopenles,andexitallapplications.
3.Turnyourcomputeroffandthenturnitonagain.
4.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1.TheThinkPadSetupprogrammainmenuopens.
5.SelectSecurity,usingthecursordirectionalkeystomovedownthemenu.
6.SelectPassword.
7.SelectPower-onPassword.
8.Chooseyourpower-onpassword,andtypeitwithinthebracketsintheEnterNewPasswordeld.
Note:Youcansettheminimumlengthofapower-onpassword.Fordetails,referto“Securitymenu”
onpage97.
9.PressEnteroncetomovetothenextline.Retypethepasswordyoujustentered,toverifyit.
10.Commityourpasswordtomemory.
Note:Youmightwanttonoteyourpower-onpasswordinasafeplace.Otherwise,ifyouforgetit,you
havetotakeyourcomputertoaLenovoreselleroramarketingrepresentativetohavethepassword
canceled.
11.PressF10toexit.
12.SelectYesintheSetupNoticewindow.
Changingorremovingthepower-onpassword
Tochangethepower-onpassword,followthesteps1through7.Enteryourcurrentpassword.Whenthe
EnterNewPasswordeldopens,typeanewpasswordintheeldandthenretypeittoverify.Toremove
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