Lenovo X300 How to remove the hard-disk password, Select Power-On Password, Select Master HDP

For models supporting the Passphrase function, press F1 while the POP icon is appearing on the screen; then enter the POP. For the other models, enter the POP.

Note: To check whether the ThinkPad computer supports the Passphrase function, enter the BIOS Setup Utility and go to Security --> Password. If the Using Passphrase item is displayed in the menu, this function is available on the ThinkPad computer.

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

4.Select Password.

5.Select Power-On Password.

6.Type the current SVP in the Enter Current Password field. then leave the Enter New Password field blank, and press Enter twice.

7.In the Changes have been saved window, press Enter.

8.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 servicer, neither Lenovo nor Lenovo authorized servicers 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:

1.Turn on the computer.

2.When the ThinkPad logo comes up, immediately press F1 to enterBIOS Setup Utility.

For models supporting the Passphrase function, press F1 while HDP icon is appearing on the screen; then enter the master HDP. For the other models, enter the master HDP.

Note: To check whether the ThinkPad computer supports the Passphrase function, enter the BIOS Setup Utility and go to Security --> Password. If Using Passphrase item is displayed in the menu, this function is available on the ThinkPad computer.

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

4.Select Password.

5.Select Hard-diskx password, where x is the letter of the hard disk drive. A pop-up window opens.

6.Select Master HDP.

7.Type the current master HDP in the Enter Current Password field. then leave the Enter New Password field blank, and press Enter twice.

8.Press F10.

9.Select Yes in the Setup Configuration window.

Both user HDP and master HDP will have been removed.

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