•Ifyousetaharddiskpasswordofoversevencharacters,theharddiskdrivecanbeusedonlywitha
computerthatcanrecognizeaharddiskpasswordofoversevencharacters.Ifyoutheninstallthe
harddiskdriveinacomputerthatcannotrecognizeaharddiskpasswordthatcontainsmorethan
sevencharacters,youcannotgetaccesstothedrive.
11.P ressEnteroncetomovetothenextline.Retypethepasswordyoujustenteredtoverifyit.Goto
step18tocompletetheprocedure.
12.IfyouselectUser+Master,amessagewindowopensandpromptsyoutosetupauserharddisk
passwordrst.ClickContinue.
13.Anewharddiskuserpasswordwindowopens.TypeyournewpasswordintheEnterNewPassword
eld.
14.P ressEnteroncetomovetothenextline.Retypethepasswordyoujustenteredtoverifyit.
15.Amessagewindowopensandpromptsyoutosetthemasterharddiskpassword.ClickContinue.
16.Anewmasterhard-diskpasswordwindowopens.TypeyournewpasswordintheEnterNew
Passwordeld.
17.P ressEnteroncetomovetothenextline.Retypethepasswordyoujustenteredtoverifyit.
18.CommityourpasswordtomemoryandpressEnter.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.
Attention:Youmightwanttonoteyourpasswor dsandkeeptheminasafeplace.Otherwise,if
youforgettheuser-onlypassword,orbothuserandmasterpasswords,Lenovocannotresetyour
passwordsorrecoverdatafromtheharddisk.YoumusttakeyourcomputertoaLenovoresellerora
marketingrepresentativetohavetheharddiskdrivereplaced.Proofofpurchaseisrequired,andafee
willbechargedforpartsandservice.
19.P ressF10toexitfromtheSetupNoticewindow.
Thenexttimeyouturnonyourcomputer,youwillhavetotypetheuserormasterharddiskpasswordin
ordertostartyourcomputerandgetaccesstoyouroperatingsystem.
Changingorremovingaharddiskpassword
Followsteps1through7in“Settingaharddiskpassword”onpage91,typingyourpasswordtogetaccess
totheThinkPadSetupprogram.
TochangeorremovetheUseronlyharddiskpassword,doasfollows:
•Tochangetheharddiskpassword,typethecurrentpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordeld.Then
typethenewpasswordintheEnterNewPasswordeld,andretypethepasswordyoujustenteredto
verifyitintheConrmNewPasswordeld.PressEnter,andaSetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.Press
F10toexitfromtheSetupNoticewindow.Theuserharddiskpasswordswillbechanged.
•Toremovetheharddiskpassword,typethecurrentpasswordintheEnterCurrentP asswordeld.
ThenleavetheEnterNewPasswordandConrmNewPasswordeldsblank,andpressEnter.A
SetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressF10toexitfromtheSetupNoticewindow.Theuserharddisk
passwordswillberemoved.
TochangeorremovetheUser+Masterharddiskpassword,selectUserHDPorMasterHDP.
IfyouchooseUserHDP,dooneofthefollowing:
•Tochangetheuserharddiskpassword,typethecurr entuserharddiskpasswordorthecurrentmaster
harddiskpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordeld.Thentypethenewuserhar ddiskpassword
intheEnterNewPasswordeld,andretypethepasswordyoujustenteredtoverifyitintheConrm
NewPasswordeld.PressEnter,andaSetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressF10toexitfromthe
SetupNoticewindow.Theuserharddiskpasswor dwillbechanged.
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