IBM MT 2632 manual Passwords, Power-on password, Hard-disk password, Supervisor password

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8.If a menu appears asking which operating system to install, highlight proper operating system and press “ENTER”.

9.A menu will appear stating “Full Recovery:”. Press “ENTER” to select.

10.Enter “Y” at the three windows which follow.

11.Follow prompts to complete Recovery.

Passwords

As many as three passwords may be needed for any ThinkPad computer: the power-on password (POP), the hard-disk password (HDP), and the supervisor password (SVP).

Exception: If only SVP is installed, the password prompt doesn’t appear when the operating system is booted.

When any of these passwords is used, a password prompt 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. Without knowing the password, nobody can start the system.

Hard-disk password:

There are two hard-disk passwords (HDPs):

vUser HDP— for the user

vMaster HDP— for the system administrator, who can use it to get access to the hard disk even if the user has changed the user HDP

Note: There are two modes for the HDP: User only and Master + User. You can enter two HDPs when you select Master + User.

Attention

If the master HDP has been forgotten, there is no way to delete it. But you can still get access to the hard disk if you remember the user HDP. If both user HDP and master HDP have been forgotten, the password cannot be removed and the hard disk will not be accessible.

Supervisor password:

A supervisor password (SVP) protects the system information stored in the IBM BIOS Setup Utility so that

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