IBM i Series 1200, i Series 1300 manual Removing and changing a password

Using passwords

Once you set a setup password, the setup password prompt (

) appears at the top left corner of the screen when you pressF1 to enter the BIOS Setup Utility.

ŸHard Disk Password

Once you set a hard					disk password, the hard disk		password
prompt	(	)	appears		at the top left corner of the screen e
time	you	turn	on	your	computer	or when your computer	returns
from	hibernation			mode	to normal	operation.

Notes:

1.When both power-on and hard disk passwords are set, the computer asks for the power-on password at boot-up and resume from hibernation mode.

2. When

the hard

disk

password

is set,

and

you

want

to enter

the BIOS Utility, you needF1 immediatelytopress after cor-

rectly

entering

the

hard

disk

password.

To enter

a password, do the following:

1. Type

your

password.

Don't

hold

down

a

key

too

long, because

the

same

character

will

be

entered

continuously.

2. Press

theEnter

key.

An X

appears if you enter the

wrong

password.

If you fail

to

enter

the correct password in three

tries,

you

must

press

and

hold

the

power

switch

for

5

seconds

to

turn

off

the

computer,

wait

5 seconds,

and then

turn

it

on

again and

retry.

Removing and changing a password

To change or remove a password, do the following:

1.Restart the computer.

2.While the ThinkPad logo is being displayed, wait for the BIOS

Utility prompt to appear.

ŸIf the power-on password or hard disk password is set, the corresponding password prompt appears. Enter the pass-

word correctly and Enterpress.Then immediately F1press to enter the BIOS Utility.

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