Supervisorpassword
AsupervisorpasswordprotectsthesysteminformationstoredintheThinkPadSetupprogram.Theuser
mustenterthesupervisorpasswordinordertogetaccesstotheThinkPadSetupprogramandchangethe
systemconguration.
Attention:Ifthesupervisorpasswordhasbeenforgottenandcannotbemadeavailabletotheservice
technician,thereisnoserviceproceduretoresetthepassword.Thesystemboardmustbereplacedfor
ascheduledfee.
Howtoremovethepower-onpassword
Toremovethepower-onpassword,dooneofthefollowing:
Ifnosupervisorpasswordhasbeenset,dothefollowingtoremovethepower-onpassword:
1.Turnoffthecomputer.
2.Removethebatterypack.Forinstructionsonhowtoremovethebatterypack,see“1010Battery
pack”onpage62.
3.Removethebackupbattery.Forinstructionsonhowtoremovethebackupbattery,see“1090Backup
battery”onpage73.
4.TurnonthecomputerandwaituntilthePOSTends.AfterthePOSTends,thepasswordpromptwillnot
bedisplayed.Thepower-onpasswordhasbeenremoved.
5.Reinstallthebackupbatteryandthebatterypack.
Ifasupervisorpasswordhasbeensetandisknowntotheservicetechnician,dothefollowingtoremove
thepower-onpassword:
1.Turnonthecomputer.
2.WhentheThinkPadlogoisdisplayed,immediatelypressF1.
3.TypethesupervisorpasswordtoentertheThinkPadSetupprogram.
4.SelectSecurity.
5.SelectPassword.
6.SelectPower-OnPassword.
7.TypethecurrentsupervisorpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordeld.Then,leavetheEnter
NewPasswordeldblank,andpressEntertwice.
8.IntheChangeshavebeensavedwindow,pressEnter.
9.PressFn+F10tosavechangesandexittheThinkPadSetupprogram.
Howtoremovetheharddiskpassword
Attention:IfUseronlymodeisselectedandtheuserharddiskpasswordhasbeenforgottenandcannot
bemadeavailabletotheservicetechnician,neitherLenovonorLenovoauthorizedservicetechnicians
provideanyservicestoresettheuserharddiskpassword,ortorecoverdatafromtheharddiskdrive.The
harddiskdrivecanbereplacedforascheduledfee.
Toremoveauserharddiskpasswordthathasbeenforgotten,whenthesupervisorpasswordandthemaster
harddiskpasswordareknown,dothefollowing:
1.Turnonthecomputer.
2.WhentheThinkPadlogoisdisplayed,immediatelypressF1toentertheThinkPadSetupprogram.
3.SelectSecurity.
4.SelectPassword.
5.SelectHard-diskxpasswordwherexistheletteroftheharddiskdrive.Apop-upwindowopens.
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