AdministratorPassword
SettinganAdministratorPassworddetersunauthorizedpersonsfromchangingconfigurationsettings.You
mightwanttosetanAdministratorPasswordifyouareresponsibleformaintainingthesettingsofseveral
computers.
AfteryousetanAdministratorPassword,apasswordpromptisdisplayedeverytimeyouaccesstheLenovo
BIOSSetupUtilityprogram.
IfboththeAdministratorandPower-OnPasswordareset,youcantypeeitherpassword.However,youmust
useyourAdministratorPasswordtochangeanyconfigurationsettings.
Setting,changing,ordeletinganAdministratorpassword
TosetanAdministratorPassword,dothefollowing:
Note:Apasswordcanbeanycombinationoflettersandnumbersupto16characters(a-zand0-9).For
moreinformation,see“Passwordconsiderations”onpage13.
1.StarttheLenovoBIOSSetupUtilityprogram(see“StartingtheLenovoBIOSSetupUtilityprogram”on
page13).
2.FromtheSecuritymenu,selectSetAdministratorPasswordandpresstheEnterkey.
3.Thepassworddialogboxwillbedisplayed.TypethepasswordthenpresstheEnterkey.
4.Re-typethepasswordtoconfirm,thenpresstheEnterkey.Ifyoutypedthepasswordcorrectly,
thepasswordwillbeinstalled.
TochangeanAdministratorPassword,dothefollowing:
1.StarttheLenovoBIOSSetupUtilityprogram(see“StartingtheLenovoBIOSSetupUtilityprogram”on
page13).
2.FromtheSecuritymenu,selectSetAdministratorPasswordandpresstheEnterkey.
3.Thepassworddialogboxwillbedisplayed.TypethecurrentpasswordthenpresstheEnterkey.
4.Typethenewpassword,thenpresstheEnterkey.Re-typethepasswordtoconfirmthenewpassword.
Ifyoutypedthenewpasswordcorrectly,thenewpasswordwillbeinstalled.ASetupNoticedconfirming
thatchangeshavebeensavedwillbedisplayed.
TodeleteapreviouslysetAdministratorPassword,dothefollowing:
1.FromtheSecuritymenu,selectSetAdministratorPasswordandpresstheEnterkey.
2.Thepassworddialogboxwillbedisplayed.TypethecurrentpasswordandpresstheEnterkey.
3.TodeleteanAdministratorPassword,leaveeachnewpasswordlineitemblank,thenpresstheEnter
key.ASetupNoticeconfirmingthatchangeshavebeensavedwillbedisplayed.
4.ReturntotheLenovoBIOSSetupUtilityprogrammenuandselecttheExitoption.
5.SelectSavechangesandExitfromthemenu.
Power-OnPassword
WhenaPower-OnPasswordisset,youcannotstarttheLenovoBIOSSetupUtilityprogramuntilavalid
passwordistypedfromthekeyboard.
Setting,changing,ordeletingaPower-OnPassword
Note:Apasswordcanbeanycombinationoflettersandnumbersupto16characters(a-zand0-9).
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