Lenovo W530, T530i, 24384KU, 243858U Supervisor password, Changing or removing a hard disk password

The next time you turn on your computer, you will have to type the user or master hard disk password in order to start your computer and get access to your operating system.

Changing or removing a hard disk password

To change or remove the user hard disk password, do the following:

1.Follow steps 1 through 7 in “Setting a hard disk password” on page 53.

Note: You need to type your password to get access to the ThinkPad Setup program.

2.Select User HDP and then do either of the following:

•To change the user hard disk password, type the current password in the Enter Current Password field. Then type the new password in the Enter New Password field, and retype the password you just entered to verify it in the Confirm New Password field. Press Enter, and a Setup Notice window is displayed. Press F10 to exit from the Setup Notice window. The user hard disk password will be changed.

•To remove the user hard disk password, type the current password in the Enter Current Password field. Then leave the Enter New Password and Confirm New Password fields blank, and press Enter. A Setup Notice window is displayed. Press F10 to exit from the Setup Notice window. The user hard disk password will be removed.

To change or remove the master hard disk passwords, do the following:

1.Follow steps 1 through 7 in “Setting a hard disk password” on page 53.

Note: You need to type your password to get access to the ThinkPad Setup program.

2.Select Master HDP and then do either of the following:

•To change the master hard disk password, type the current master hard disk password in the Enter Current Password field. Then type the new master hard disk password in the Enter New Password field, and retype the password you just entered to verify it in the Confirm New Password field. Press Enter, and a Setup Notice window is displayed. Press F10 to exit from the Setup Notice window. The master hard disk password is changed.

•To remove the master hard disk password, type the current master hard disk password in the Enter Current Password field. Then leave the Enter New Password and Confirm New Password fields blank, and press Enter. A Setup Notice window is displayed. Press F10 to exit from the Setup Notice window. Both the user and master hard disk passwords will be removed.

Supervisor password

The supervisor password protects the system information stored in ThinkPad Setup. No one can change the computer configuration without the supervisor password. It provides the following security features:

•If a supervisor password is set, a password prompt is displayed when you try to start the ThinkPad Setup program. Unauthorized users cannot get access to configuration data.

•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

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