1.Turnonthecomputer.
2.WhentheThinkPadlogoisdisplayed,immediatelypressF1.
3.TypethesupervisorpasswordtoentertheThinkPadSetupprogram.
4.SelectSecurity.
5.SelectPassword.
6.SelectPower-OnPassword.
7.TypethecurrentsupervisorpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordeld.Then,leavetheEnter
NewPasswordeldblank,andpressEntertwice.
8.IntheChangeshavebeensavedwindow,pressEnter.
9.PressF10tosavechangesandexittheThinkPadSetupprogram.
Howtoremovetheharddiskpassword
Attention:IfUseronlymodeisselectedandtheuserharddiskpasswordhasbeenforgottenandcannotbe
madeavailabletotheservicetechnician,neitherLenovonorLenovoauthorizedservicetechniciansprovide
anyservicestoresettheuserharddiskpassword,ortorecoverdatafromtheharddiskdrive.Toputthe
systembacktooperationalstatus,theonlyLenovoandLenovo-authorizedservicesolutionwouldbeto
replacetheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrivewithascheduledfee.
Toremoveauserharddiskpasswordthathasbeenforgotten,whenthesupervisorpasswordandthemaster
harddiskpasswordareknown,dothefollowing:
1.Turnonthecomputer.
2.WhentheThinkPadlogoisdisplayed,immediatelypressF1toentertheThinkPadSetupprogram.
3.SelectSecurity.
4.SelectPassword.
5.SelectHard-diskxpasswordwherexistheletteroftheharddiskdrive.Apop-upwindowopens.
6.SelectMasterHDP,whereHDPstandsforharddiskpassword.
7.TypethecurrentmasterharddiskpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordeld.Then,leavetheEnter
NewPasswordeldblank,andpressEntertwice.
8.PressF10tosavechangesandexittheThinkPadSetupprogram.Theuserharddiskpasswordandthe
masterharddiskpasswordhavebeenremoved.
Powermanagement
Toreducepowerconsumption,thecomputerhasthreepowermanagementmodes:screenblank,sleep,
andhibernation.
Screenblankmode(fortheWindows7operatingsystemonly)
Ifthetimesetonthe“Turnoffmonitor”timerintheoperatingsystemexpires,theLCDbacklightturnsoff.
Toputthecomputerintoscreenblankmode,dothefollowing:
1.Right-clickthebatterygaugeinthetaskbar.
2.SelectPoweroffdisplay.
Toendscreenblankmodeandresumenormaloperation,pressanykey.
Sleepmode
Whenthecomputerenterssleepmode,thefollowingeventsoccurinadditiontowhatoccursinscreen
blankmode:
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