Chapter10.AdditionalServiceInformation
Thischapterprovidesadditionalinformationthattheservicerepresentativemightndhelpful.

Securityfeatures

Securityfeaturesinthissectionincludethefollowing:
•Passwords
•VitalProductData
•ManagementInformationFormat(MIF)

HardwarecontrolledPasswords

HardwarecontrolledpasswordsaresetusingtheSetupUtilityprogram.Formoreinformationabout
passwords,see“Usingpasswords”onpage39.

Operatingsystempassword

Anoperatingsystempasswordisverysimilartoapower-onpasswordanddeniesaccesstothecomputer
byanunauthorizeduserwhenthepasswordisactivated.Thecomputerisunusableuntilthepasswordis
enteredandrecognizedbythecomputer.

Vitalproductdata

EachcomputerhasauniqueVitalProductData(VPD)codestoredinthenonvolatilememoryonthesystem
board.Afteryoureplacethesystemboard,theVPDmustbeupdated.T oupdatetheVPD,see“Updating
(ashing)BIOSfromaCD-ROMordiskette”onpage139.

BIOSlevels

AnincorrectlevelofBIOScancausefalseerrorsandunnecessaryFRUreplacement.Usethefollowing
informationtodeterminethecurrentlevelofBIOSinstalledinthecomputer,thelatestBIOSavailableforthe
computer,andwheretoobtainthelatestlevelofBIOS.
•TodeterminethecurrentLevelofBIOS:
–StarttheSetupUtility .
–SelectSystemInformationontheMainsetupscreen.
•SourcesforobtainingthelatestlevelBIOSavailable
1.Lenovosupportwebsite:http://www.lenovo.com/support/
2.LenovoCustomerSupportCenter
3.Levels1and2Support
Toupdate(ash)theBIOS,see“Updating(ashing)BIOSfromaCD-ROMordiskette”onpage139.

Updating(ashing)BIOSfromaCD-ROMordiskette

Thissectiondescribeshowtoupdate(ash)theBIOSusingaCD-ROMordiskette.systemprogramupdates
areavailableathttp://www.lenovo.com/supportontheWorldWideWeb.
1.Toupdate(ash)theBIOS:
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