Power-On and Setup Password

To clear a password from the system, first identi system password switch by referring to “Switch Loc on page 95, then follow these steps:

1. Turn off the computer.

2. Unplug the AC Adapter and remove the battery.

3. Remove the keyboard by referring to “Keyboar page 63, and the thermal plate by referring t Disk Drive and HDD Heatsink” on page 65.

4.

Move

the

password switch

(SW2,

switch

2) from

 

to

ON

to

bypass the

password.

 

 

 

 

Note:

SW2 has four switches, the second upper

 

 

 

switch (switch 2) is the password

 

 

 

 

bypass/check switch. Turning the switch to

 

 

 

left

(ON

position)

is

"bypass

password"; t

 

 

 

right (OFF position) is "check password".

 

 

 

Refer

to

“Switch

Locations”

on

page 95.

5.

Plug

in the

AC

adapter

and

turn

on

the

system.

6. While the ThinkPad logo is being displayed, wai beep before pressingF1 to enter the BIOS Utility.

7.Select "System Security" from the BIOS Utility menu and pressEnter .

8.Set the "Power-On Password" setting to None‘ to clear the password.

9.Save and exit the BIOS Utility.

10.

Turn

off the

system and unplug the AC Adapter.

11.

Move

the password switch from ON to OFF to en

 

the

password

function.

12. Reinstall the thermal plate and keyboard.

13. Reinstall the battery pack and plug in the AC

To

use

the

password function again, enter the BIO

and

set

a

password.

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IBM 1400 (2611) manual Power-On and Setup Password, Password switch from on to OFF to en