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:

Deleting the power-on password

Changing or deleting the supervisor password

Enabling or disabling the Wake on LAN feature

Enabling or disabling the Internal Network Option ROM feature

Changing date and time

Enabling or disabling the Lock UEFI BIOS Settings feature

Enabling or disabling the Password at unattended boot feature

Specifying the minimum length for power-on passwords and hard disk passwords

Changing the setting for the security chip

Enabling or disabling the Boot Device List F12 Option feature

Enabling or disabling the Boot Order Lock feature

Enabling or disabling the Flash BIOS Updating by End-Users feature

Enabling or disabling the internal network device

Enabling or disabling the internal wireless device

Enabling or disabling the internal Bluetooth device

Enabling or disabling the internal wireless WAN device

Enabling or disabling the Security mode

Notes:

The system administrator can set the same supervisor password on many ThinkPad notebook computers to make administration easier.

By enabling the Lock UEFI BIOS Settings feature on the Password menu when you set the supervisor password, you make it impossible for anyone but you to make changes.

Setting, changing, or removing a supervisor password

Only a system administrator can set, change, or remove a supervisor password.

To set, change, or remove a supervisor password, do the following:

1.Print these instructions.

2.Save all open files, and exit all applications.

3.Turn your computer off and then turn it on again.

4.When the logo screen is displayed, press F1. The ThinkPad Setup program main menu opens.

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

6.Select Password.

7.Select Supervisor Password.

8.A window opens, prompting you to enter a new password. Depending on your needs, do one of the following:

• To set a password, do the following:

a. In the Enter New Password field, type a desired password and press Enter.

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Lenovo 3347XF2, S230U, 33472YU, 33472GU Setting, changing, or removing a supervisor password, Select Supervisor Password