Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E425 - Hard Disk Passwords

thepassword,followsteps1through7.Typeyourcurrentpassword.WhentheEnterNewPassword
eldopens,leaveitblankandpressEntertwice.
Harddiskpasswords
Twotypesofharddiskpasswordshelpprotecttheinformationstoredontheharddiskdrive:
•Userharddiskpassword
•Masterharddiskpassword,whichrequiresauserharddiskpassword
Ifauserharddiskpasswordhasbeenset,butnomasterharddiskpasswordhasbeen,theusermustenter
theuserharddiskpasswordinordertogainaccesstolesandapplicationsontheharddisk.
Themasterpasswordcanbesetandusedonlybyasystemadministrator.Likeamasterkey,itenablesthe
administratortogetaccesstoanyharddiskdriveinasystem.Theadministratorsetsthemasterpassword;
nooneelseknowsit.Thentheadministratorsetsauserpasswordforeachcomputerinthenetwork,and
tellseachuserthepasswordforhisorhercomputer.Theusercanthenchangetheuserpasswordas
desired,buttheadministratorcanstillgetaccessbyusingthemasterpassword.
Settingaharddiskpassword
1.Printtheseinstructions.
2.Saveallopenles,andexitallapplications.
3.Turnyourcomputeroffandthenonagain.
4.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1.TheThinkPadSetupprogrammainmenuopens.
5.SelectSecurity,usingthecursordirectionalkeystomovedownthemenu.
6.SelectPassword.
7.SelectHardDisk1Password.
8.Apasswordwindowopens.YouarepromptedtoselectUserorUser+Master.SelectUserifyouwant
tosetonlyoneharddiskpassword.Ifyouareanadministratororsupervisor,youcanselectUser+
Mastertosettwopasswords.(Theusercanchangetheuserpasswordlater.)
9.IfyouselectUser+Master,gotostep12.
10.IfyouselectUseronly,awindowfortypingthenewpasswordopens.Typeyournewpasswordinthe
EnterNewPasswordeld.
Note:Youcansettheminimumlengthofaharddiskpassword.Fordetails,referto“Securitymenu”
onpage97.
11.PressEnteroncetomovetothenextline.Retypethepasswordyoujustenteredtoverifyit.Goto
step18tocompletetheprocedure.
12.IfyouselectUser+Master,amessagewindowopensandpromptsyoutosetupauserharddisk
passwordrst.ClickContinue.
13.Awindowfortypingthenewuserharddiskpasswordopens.TypeyournewpasswordintheEnter
NewPasswordeld.
14.PressEnteroncetomovetothenextline.Retypethepasswordyoujustenteredtoverifyit.
15.Amessagewindowopensandpromptsyoutosetthemasterharddiskpassword.ClickContinue.
16.Awindowfortypingthenewmasterharddiskpasswordopens.TypeyournewpasswordintheEnter
NewPasswordeld.
17.PressEnteroncetomovetothenextline.Retypethepasswordyoujustenteredtoverifyit.
18.Commitanypasswordtomemory.
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