Related service information
For how to remove the battery pack, see “1010 Battery pack” on page 60.
3.Remove the backup battery.
For how to remove the backup battery, see “1040 Backup battery” on page 66.
4.Turn on the computer and wait until the POST ends.
After the POST ends, the password prompt does not appear. The POP has been removed.
5.Reinstall the backup battery and the battery pack.
(B) If an SVP has been set and is known by the servicer:
1.Turn on the computer by pressing and holding F1.
2.Enter the SVP. The IBM BIOS Setup Utility menu appears.
3.Select Password, using the cursor keys to move down the menu.
4.Select Power-On Password.
5.At the Enter Current Password field, enter the SVP.
6.When the Enter New Password field opens, leave it blank and press Enter twice.
7.In the Changes have been saved window, press Enter.
8.Press F10; then, in the Setup confirmation window, select Yes .
How to remove the hard-disk password
Attention
If User only mode is selected and the user HDP has been forgotten and cannot be made available to the servicer, IBM does not provide any services to reset the user HDPs or to recover data from the
To remove a user HDP that has been forgotten, when the SVP and the master HDP are known, do the following:
1.Power on the computer by pressing and holding F1.
2.Enter the SVP. The IBM BIOS Setup Utility menu appears.
3.Select Password, using the cursor keys to move down the menu.
4.Select
5.Select Master HDP.
6.Enter the master HDP; then leave the New Password field blank and press Enter twice.
7.Press F10.
8.Select Yes in the Setup Configuration window.
Both user HDP and master HDP will have been removed.
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