Lenovo IdeaPad 100S Passwords, Power-on password, Hard-disk password, Administrator password

Lenovo ideapad 100S-14IBR 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 Administrator password was set then User password can be set. If Administrator password was cleared, the User password was cleared too.

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