The next time you turn on your computer, you will have to type the user or master hard disk password in order to start your computer and get access to your operating system.

Changing or removing a hard disk password

Follow steps 1 through 7 in “Setting a hard disk password” on page 49, typing your password to get access to the ThinkPad Setup program.

To change or remove the user hard disk password, do the following:

•To change the hard disk password, type the current password in the Enter Current Password field. Then type the new password in the Enter New Password field, and retype the password you just entered to verify it in the Confirm New Password field. Press Enter, and a Setup Notice window is displayed. Press F10 to exit from the Setup Notice window. The user hard disk password will be changed.

•To remove the hard disk password, type the current password in the Enter Current Password field. Then leave the Enter New Password and Confirm New Password fields blank, and press Enter. A Setup Notice window is displayed. Press F10 to exit from the Setup Notice window. The user hard disk password will be removed.

To change or remove the User + Master hard disk passwords, select User HDP or Master HDP.

If you choose User HDP, do the following:

•To change the user hard disk password, type the current user hard disk password or the current master hard disk password in the Enter Current Password field. Then type the new user hard disk password in the Enter New Password field, and retype the password you just entered to verify it in the Confirm New Password field. Press Enter, and a Setup Notice window is displayed. Press F10 to exit from the Setup Notice window. The user hard disk password is changed.

•To remove the user hard disk password, type the current master hard disk password in the Enter Current Password field. Then leave the Enter New Password and Confirm New Password fields blank, and press Enter. A Setup Notice window is displayed. Press F10 to exit from the Setup Notice window. Both the user and master hard disk passwords will be removed.

If you choose Master HDP, do the following:

•To change the master hard disk password, type the current master hard disk password in the Enter Current Password field. Then type the new master hard disk password in the Enter New Password field, and retype the password you just entered to verify it in the Confirm New Password field. Press Enter, and a Setup Notice window is displayed. Press F10 to exit from the Setup Notice window. The master hard disk password is changed.

•To remove the master hard disk password, type the current master hard disk password in the Enter Current Password field. Then leave the Enter New Password and Confirm New Password fields blank, and press Enter. A Setup Notice window is displayed. Press F10 to exit from the Setup Notice window. Both the user and master hard disk passwords will be removed.

Supervisor password

The supervisor password protects the system information stored in ThinkPad Setup. Without it, no one can change the configuration of the computer. It provides the following security features:

•If a supervisor password is set, a password prompt is displayed when you try to start the ThinkPad Setup program. Unauthorized users cannot get access to configuration data.

•The system administrator can use the supervisor password to get access to a computer even if the user of that computer has set a power-on password. The supervisor password overrides the power-on password.

•If both a supervisor password and a power-on password are set, you can do the following only if you have the supervisor password:

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