Lenovo G41 manual How to remove the hard disk password

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4.Turn on the computer and wait until the POST ends.

After the POST ends, the password prompt does not appear. The POP has been removed.

5.Reinstall the backup battery and the battery pack.

(B) If an SVP has been set and is known by the servicer:

1.Turn on the computer; then, while the “To interrupt normal startup, press F1” message is displayed at the lower-left of the screen, press F1.

2.Enter the SVP. Select Start setup utility.

3.Select Security, using the cursor keys to move down the menu.

4.Select Password.

5.Select Power-On Password.

6.At the Enter Current Password field, enter the SVP.

7.When the Enter New Password field opens, leave it blank and press Enter twice.

8.In the Changes have been saved window, press Enter.

9.Press F10; then, in the Setup confirmation window, select Yes.

How to remove the hard disk password

Attention: If User only mode is selected and the user HDP has been forgotten and cannot be made available to the neither Lenovo nor Lenovo authorized servicers provide any services to reset the user HDPs or to recover data from the hard disk drive. The hard disk drive can be replaced for a scheduled fee.

To remove a user HDP that has been forgotten, when the SVP and the master HDP are known, do the following:

1.Turn on the computer; then, while the “To interrupt normal startup, press the blue Access IBM button” message is displayed at the lower-left of the screen, press the Access IBM button.

2.Enter Master HDP. Select Start setup utility. Enter SVP.

3.Select Security, using the cursor keys to move down the menu.

4.Select Password.

5.Select Hard-diskx password, where x is the letter of the hard disk drive. A pop-up window opens.

6.Select Master HDP.

7.Enter the master HDP; then leave the New Password field blank and press Enter twice.

8.Press F10.

9.Select Yes in the Setup Configuration window.

32ThinkPad G40, G41