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Chapter 2. Using Your Computer

6Select Set Hard Disk Master Password, and press the Enter key. The Set Hard Disk Master Password screen opens.

7Choose your Hard Disk Master Password, which can be from two to eight alphanumeric characters in any combination. Type it in the Enter New Password field.

8Press Enter key once to move to the Confirm New Password field. Retype the password you just entered to verify it.

9Commit any password to memory, and press the Enter key.

0 Press F10 to exit.

A Select Yes in the Exit Saving Changes window.

The next time you turn on your computer, you will have to enter the HDD user or master password to get access to your operating system.

Changing or Removing the HDD Passwords

To change or remove the HDD password, do as follows:

ƒTo change the HDD user password, select Set Hard Disk User Password and type correct HDD user password in the Enter Current Password field, and press Enter key to move to the Enter New Password field and type a new HDD user password in, and retype it in the Confirm New Password field.

ƒTo remove the HDD user password, select Set Hard Disk User Password and type correct HDD user password in the Enter Current Password field, and press the Enter key thrice.

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Lenovo Y730 manual Using Your Computer, Changing or Removing the HDD Passwords