b.IntheEnterNewPasswordeld,typethenewsupervisorpassword;thenretypethepassword
youjustenteredtoverifyitintheConrmNewPasswordeld.
•Toremoveapassword,dothefollowing:
a.IntheEnterCurrentPasswordeld,typethecurrentsupervisorpassword.
b.LeavetheEnterNewPasswordandConrmNewPasswordeldsblank.
9.CommityourpasswordtomemoryandpressEnter.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.
Attention:Youmightwanttonotedownyourpasswordandkeepitinasafeplace.Ifyouforgetyour
supervisorpassword,Lenovocannotresetyourpassword.YoumusttakeyourcomputertoaLenovo
reselleroraLenovomarketingrepresentativetohavethesystemboardreplaced.Proofofpurchaseis
required,andafeewillbechargedforpartsandservice.
10.PressEntertoexitfromtheSetupNoticewindow.
ThenexttimeyouopentheThinkPadSetupprogram,youwillbepromptedtotypeyourpasswordtoproceed.
Harddisksecurity
Toprotectpasswordsfromunauthorizedsecurityattacks,severalofthelatesttechnologiesandalgorithms
areintegratedintoUEFIBIOSandhardwaredesignofThinkPadnotebookcomputers.
Tomaximizesecurity,dothefollowing:
1.Setapower-onpasswordaswellasaharddiskpasswordforyourinternalsolidstatedriveorharddisk
drive.Refertotheproceduresin“Usingpasswords”onpage47.Forsecurity,alongerpasswor dis
recommended.
2.ToprovidereliablesecurityforUEFIBIOS,usethesecuritychipandasecurityprogramwithaTrusted
PlatformModulemanagementfeature.Referto“Settingthesecuritychip”onpage53.
Note:TheMicrosoftWindows7andWindows8oper atingsystemsupporttheTPMmanagement
feature.
3.Ifaharddiskdriveorsolidstatedrivewithencryptiontechnologyisinstalledinyourcomputer,besure
toprotectthecontentsofyourcomputermemoryfromunauthorizedaccessbyuseofdriveencryption
software,suchasMicrosoftWindowsBitLocker®DriveEncryption,whichissupportedintheUltimat e
andEnterpriseeditionsoftheWindows7oper atingsystemandWindows8operatingsystem.See
“UsingWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption”onpage52.
4.Beforeyoudisposeof,sell,orhandoveryourcomputer,besuretodeletedatastoredonit.See“Notice
ondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdriveorsolidstatedrive”onpage57.
Notes:ThefollowingdrivescanbeprotectedbyUEFIBIOS:
•Theharddiskdrivebuiltintoyourcomputer .
•TheharddiskdriveinstalledinaSerialUltrabaySlimbay .
UsingWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption
Tohelpprotectyourcomput eragainstunauthorizedaccess,besuretousedriveencryptionsoftware,such
asWindowsBitLockerDriveEncryption.
WindowsBitLockerDriveEncryptionisanintegralsecurityfeatureofWindows7andandWindows8
operatingsystems.ItissupportedintheUltimateandEnterpriseeditionsoftheWindows7operating
systemandWindows8operatingsystem.Itcanhelpyouprot ecttheoperatingsystemanddatastored
onyourcomputer,evenifyourcomputerislostorstolen.BitLockerworksbyencryptingalluserand
systemles,includingtheswapandhibernationles.
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