Notes:
•ThesystemadministratorcansetthesamesupervisorpasswordonmanyThinkPadnotebookstomake
administrationeasier.
•ByenablingtheLockUEFIBIOSSettingsinthePasswordmenuwhenyousetthesupervisorpassword,
youmakeitimpossibleforanyonebutyoutomakechanges.
Settingasupervisorpassword
Onlyasystemadministratorwillbeabletoapplythisprocedure.
1.P rinttheseinstructions.
2.Saveallopenles,andexitallapplications.
3.T urnyourcomputeroffandthenturnitonagain.
4.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1.TheThinkP adSetupopens.
5.SelectSecurity,usingthecursordirectionalkeystomovedownthemenu.
6.SelectPassword.
7.SelectSupervisorPassword.
8.Awindowopensthatpromptsyoutoenteranewpassword.
9.ChooseyoursupervisorpasswordandtypeitintheEnterNewPasswordeld;thenpressEnter.
10.P ressEntertomovetothenextline.Retypethepasswordyoujustenteredtoverifyit.
11.CommityourpasswordtomemoryandpressEnter.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.
Attention:Youmightwanttonoteyourpasswordandkeepitinasafeplace.Ifyouforgetyour
supervisorpassword,Lenovocannotresetyourpassword.YoumusttakeyourcomputertoaLenovo
reselleroraLenovomarketingrepresentativetohavethesystemboardreplaced.Proofofpurchaseis
required,andafeewillbechargedforpartsandservice.
12.P ressF10toexitfromtheSetupNoticewindow.
ThenexttimeyouopentheThinkPadSetup,youwillbepromptedtotypeyourpasswordtoproceed.
Changingorremovingthesupervisorpassword
Tochangeorremovethesupervisorpassword,followsteps1through8listedinSettingasupervisor
password,typingyourpasswordtogetaccesstotheThinkPadSetup.
Tochangethepassword,dothefollowing:
1.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordeld,typethecurrentsupervisorpassword.
2.IntheEnterNewPasswordeld,typethenewsupervisorpassword;thenretypethepasswordyoujust
enteredtoverifyitintheConrmNewPasswordeld.
3.F ollowstep11andstep12inSettingasupervisorpasswordtochangeyoursupervisorpassword.
Toremovethepassword,dothefollowing:
1.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordeld,typethecurrentsupervisorpassword.
2.L eavetheEnterNewPasswordandConrmNewPasswordeldsinblank.
3.F ollowstep11andstep12inSettingasupervisorpasswordtoremoveyoursupervisorpassword.
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