10.PressFn+F10.TheSetupConrmationwindowopens.SelectYestosavecongurationchanges
andexit.
Thenexttimeyouturnonyourcomputer,youwillhavetotypetheuserormasterharddiskpasswordin
ordert ostartyourcomputerandgetaccesstoyouroper atingsystem.
Changingorremovingaharddiskpassword
Followsteps1thr ough7in“Settingaharddiskpasswor d”onpage39,typingyourpasswordtogetaccess
totheThinkPadSetupprogr am.
Tochangeorremovetheuserharddiskpassword,dothefollowing:
•Tochangetheharddiskpasswor d,typethecurrentpasswordintheEnterCurrentP asswordeld.Then
typethenewpasswordintheEnterNewPasswordeld,andretypethepasswordyoujustenter edt o
verifyitintheConrmNewPasswordeld.PressEnter,andaSetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.P ress
Entert oe xitfr omtheSetupNoticewindow.Theuserharddiskpasswordwillbechanged.
•Toremovetheharddiskpassword,typethecurrentpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordeld.Then
leavetheEnterNewPasswordandConrmNewPasswordeldsblank,andpressEnter.ASetup
Noticewindowisdisplayed.PressEntertoexitfromtheSetupNoticewindow.Theuserharddisk
passwordwillberemoved.
Tochangeorr emovetheUser+Masterharddiskpasswords,selectUserHDPorMasterHDP.
IfyouchooseUserHDP,dothefollowing:
•Tochangetheuserharddiskpassword,typethecurrentuserharddiskpasswordorthecurrentmaster
harddiskpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordeld.Thentypethenewuserharddiskpasswordin
theEnterNewPasswordeld,andretypethepasswor dyoujustenteredtoverifyitintheConrmNew
Passwordeld.PressEnter,andaSetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEntertoexitfromtheSetup
Noticewindow.Theuserharddiskpasswordischanged.
•Toremovetheuserharddiskpassword,typethecurrentmasterharddiskpasswordintheEnterCurrent
Passwordeld.ThenleavetheEnterNewPasswordandConrmNewPasswordeldsblank,and
pressEnter .ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEntertoexitfromtheSetupNoticewindow.
Theuserharddiskpasswor dwillberemoved.
IfyouchooseMasterHDP,dothefollowing:
•Tochangethemasterharddiskpassword,typethecurrentmasterharddiskpasswordintheEnter
CurrentP asswordeld.Thentypethenewmasterhar ddiskpasswordintheEnterNewPassword
eld,andretypethepasswordyoujustenteredtoverifyitintheConrmNewPasswor deld.Press
Enter,andaSetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEntertoexitfromtheSetupNoticewindow.The
masterharddiskpasswordischanged.
•Toremovethemasterharddiskpassword,typethecurrentmasterharddiskpasswordintheEnter
CurrentPasswordeld.ThenleavetheEnterNewPasswordandConrmNewP asswordeldsblank,
andpr essEnt er.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEntertoexitfromtheSetupNoticewindow.
Boththeuserandmasterharddiskpasswordswillberemoved.
Supervisorpassword
ThesupervisorpasswordprotectsthesysteminformationstoredinThinkPadSetup.Withoutit,noonecan
changethecongurationofthecomputer.Itprovidesthefollowingsecurityfeatures:
•Ifasupervisorpasswordisset,apasswordpromptisdisplayedwhenyoutrytostarttheThinkPadSetup
program.Unauthorizeduserscannotgetaccesstocongurationdata.
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