Lenovo V340 - Passwords; Power-On Password; Hard-Disk Password; Administrator Password

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V340-17IWL Hardware Maintenance Manual
Passwords
Asmany asthree passwordsmay beneededforanyLenovocomputer:
thepower-onpassword(POP), thehard diskpassword (HDP),and the
administratorpassword.
Ifanyofthesepasswordshasbeenset,apromptforitappearsonthescreen
wheneverthecomputeristurnedon.Thecomputerdoesnotstartuntilthe
passwordisentered.
Power-on password
Apower-onpassword(POP)protectsthesystemfrombeingpoweredonby
anunauthorized person.Thepasswordmustbeentered beforean operating
systemcanbebooted.
Hard-disk password
Therearetwohard-diskpasswords(HDPs):
+UserHDP-fortheuser
+MasterHDP-for thesystem administrator,who canuse itto getaccess to
theharddiskdriveeveniftheuserhaschangedtheuserHDP
Attention:IftheuserHDPhasbeen forgotten,checkwhetheramasterHDP
hasbeenset.Ifithas,itcanbe usedfor accesstotheharddiskdrive.If
nomasterHDPisavailable, neitherLenovo norLenovo authorizedservice
techniciansprovideanyservicestoreseteithertheuserorthemasterHDP,or
torecoverdatafromtheharddisk drive.Theharddiskdrivecanbereplaced
forascheduledfee.
Administrator password
Administratorpasswordcontrolstheaccessofthewholesetup utility.Only
aftertheAdministratorpasswordhasbeensetcantheUserpasswordbeset.If
Administratorpasswordwascleared,theUserpasswordwasclearedtoo.