Lenovo 8986 User Password, Administrator Password, Setting, changing, and deleting a password

vHave at least eight characters in length

vContain at least one alphabetic character, one numeric character, and one symbol

vContain at least one of the following symbols: , . / ` ; ' []

vYou can also use the space bar

vSetup Utility program and hard disk drive passwords are not case sensitive

vNot be your name or your user name

vNot be a common word or a common name

vBe significantly different from your previous password

User Password

When a User Password is set, the user is prompted to type a valid password each time the computer is turned on. The computer cannot be used until a valid password is typed from the keyboard.

Administrator Password

Setting an Administrator Password deters unauthorized persons from changing configuration settings. If you are responsible for maintaining the settings of several computers, you might want to set an Administrator Password.

After you set an Administrator Password, a password prompt is displayed each time you try to access the Setup Utility program.

If both the user and administrator passwords are set, you can type either password. However, to change any configuration settings, you must use your administrator password.

Setting, changing, and deleting a password

To set, change, or delete a password, do the following:

Note: A password can be any combination of up to twelve characters (A- Z, a-z, and 0-9). See “Password considerations” on page 49 for more information.

1.Start the Setup Utility program (see Chapter 5, “Using the Setup Utility,” on page 49).

2.From the Setup Utility program menu, select Security.

3.Select Set Passwords. Read the information displayed on the right side of the screen.

Using Security Profile by Device

Security Profile by Device is used to enable or disable user access to the following devices:

IDE controller	When this feature is set to Disable, all devices connected to the
	IDE controller (such as hard disk drives or the CD-ROM drive)
	are disabled and will not be displayed in the system
	configuration.
Diskette Drive Access	When this feature is set to Disable, the diskette drive cannot be
	accessed.
Diskette Write Protect	When this feature is set to Enable, all diskettes are treated as if
	they are write-protected. You can read from the diskette, but you
	cannot write to the diskette.

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