Attention: If the user HDP has been forgotten, check whether a master HDP has been set. If it has, it can be used for access to the hard disk drive. If no master HDP is available, neither Lenovo nor Lenovo authorized service technicians provide any services to reset either the user or the master HDP, or to recover data from the hard disk drive. The hard disk drive can be replaced for a scheduled fee.
For how to remove the POP, see “How to remove the
Supervisor password
A supervisor password (SVP) protects the system information stored in the BIOS Setup Utility (ThinkPad Setup for ThinkPad X120e). The user must enter the SVP in order to get access to the BIOS Setup Utility or ThinkPad Setup and change the system configuration.
Attention: If the SVP has been forgotten and cannot be made available to the service technician, there is no service procedure to reset the password. The system board must be replaced for a scheduled fee.
How to remove the power-on password
To remove a POP that you have forgotten, do the following:
(A)If no SVP has been set:
1.Turn off the computer.
2.Remove the battery pack. For how to remove the battery pack, see “1010 Battery pack” on page 50.
3.Remove the backup battery. For how to remove the backup battery, see “1130 System board, fan assembly, and backup battery” on page 71.
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 service technician:
1.Turn on the computer.
2.When the ThinkPad logo comes up, immediately press F1 to enter BIOS Setup Utility (ThinkPad Setup for ThinkPad X120e).
3.Type the supervisor password when the system requires a password and press enter. The BIOS Setup Utility window (ThinkPad Setup widnow for X120e) opens.
4.Select Security, using the cursor directional keys to move down the menu.
5.Select Password.
6.Select Power-On Password.
7.Type the current
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 service technician, neither Lenovo nor Lenovo authorized service technicians 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:
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