nooneelseknowsit.Thentheadministratorsetsauserpasswordforeachcomputerinthenetwork,and
tellseachuserthepasswordforhisorhercomputer.Theusercanthenchangetheuserpasswordas
desired,buttheadministratorstillcangetaccessbyusingthemasterpassword.
Note:Whenamasterharddiskpasswor disset,onlytheadministratorcanremovetheuserharddisk
password.
Settingaharddiskpassword
1.Printtheseinstructions.
2.Saveallopenles,andexitallapplications.
3.Turnyourcomputeroffandthenonagain.
4.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1.TheThinkPadSetupprogrammainmenuopens.
5.SelectSecurity,usingthecursordirectionalkeystomovedownthemenu.
6.SelectPassword.
7.SelectHardDisk1Password.
8.Apasswordwindowopens.YouarepromptedtoselectUserorUser+Master.SelectUserifyouwant
tosetonlyoneharddiskpassword.Ifyouar eanadministratororsupervisor,youcanselectUser+
Mastertosettwopasswords.(Theusercanchangetheuserpasswordlater.)
•IfyouselectUser+Master,dothefollowing:
a.Whenawindowfortypingthenewuserharddiskpasswordopens,typeyournewpassword
intheEnterNewPasswordeld.
b.PressEnteroncetomovetothenextline.Retypethepasswordyoujustenteredtoverifyit.
c.Amessagewindowopensandpromptsyoutosetthemasterharddiskpassword.ClickContinue.
d.Awindowfortypingthenewmasterharddiskpasswordopens.Typeyournewpasswordinthe
EnterNewPasswordeld.
e.PressEnteroncetomovetothenextline.Retypethepasswordyoujustenteredtoverifyit.
•IfyouselectUseronly,dothefollowing:
a.Whenawindowfortypingthenewpasswordopens,typeyournewpasswordintheEnterNew
Passwordeld.
Notes:
–YoucansettheminimumlengthofaharddiskpasswordthroughtheSecuritymenu.
–Ifyousetaharddiskpasswordofoversevencharacters,theharddiskdrivecanbeusedonly
withacomputerthatcanrecognizeaharddiskpasswordofoversevencharacters.Ifyouthen
installtheharddiskdriveinacomputerthatcannotrecognizeaharddiskpasswordthat
containsmor ethansevencharacters,youcannotgetaccesstothedrive.
b.PressEnteroncetomovetothenextline.Retypethepasswordyoujustenteredtoverifyit.
9.Commitanypasswor dtomemory.
Attention:Y oumightwanttonotedownyourpasswordsandkeeptheminasafeplace.Otherwise,if
youforgettheuserpassword,orbothuserandmasterpasswords,Lenovocannotresetyourpasswords
orrecoverdatafromtheharddiskdrive.YoumusttakeyourcomputertoaLenovoresellerora
marketingrepresentativetohavetheharddiskdrivereplaced.Proofofpurchaseisrequired,andafee
willbechargedforpartsandservice.
10.PressF10toexit.IntheSetupNoticewindow,selectYes.
Thene xttimeyouturnonyourcomputer,youwillhavetotypetheuserormast erhar ddiskpasswor din
ordertostartyourcomputerandgetaccesstoyouroperatingsystem.
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