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Hardware Maintenance Manual

AsmanyasthreepasswordsmaybeneededforanyLenovocomputer:the

power‐onpassword(POP),theharddiskpassword(HDP),andthesupervisor

password(SVP).

Ifanyofthesepasswordshasbeenset,apromptforitappearsonthescreen

wheneverthecomputeristurnedon.Thecomputerdoesnotstartuntilthe

passwordisentered.

Exception:IfonlyanSVPisinstalled,thepasswordpromptdoesnotappear

whentheoperatingsystemisbooted.

Power-on password

Apower‐onpassword(POP)protectsthesystemfrombeingpoweredonbyan

unauthorizedperson.Thepasswordmustbeenteredbeforeanoperatingsystem

canbebooted.

Hard-disk password

Therearetwohard‐diskpasswords(HDPs):

+UserHDP‐fortheuser

+MasterHDP‐forthesystemadministrator,whocanuseittogetaccesstothe

harddiskdriveeveniftheuserhaschangedtheuserHDP

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.

Supervisor password

Asupervisorpassword(SVP)protectsthesysteminformationstoredintheBIOS

SetupUtility.TheusermustentertheSVPinordertogetaccesstotheBIOS

SetupUtilityandchangethesystemconfiguration.

Attention:IftheSVPhasbeenforgottenandcannotbemadeavailabletothe

servicer,thereisnoserviceproceduretoresetthepassword.Thesystemboard

mustbereplacedforascheduledfee.

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