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G50-30/G50-45/G50-70/G50-70m/Z50-70/Z50-75/G50-80 Hardware Maintenance Manual

Passwords

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

thepower-onpassword(POP), thehard diskpassword(HDP),andthe

administratorpassword.

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.

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Lenov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.

Administrator password

Administratorpasswordcontrolstheaccessofthewholesetuputility.Only

AdministratorpasswordwassetthenUserpasswordcanbeset.IfAdministrator

passwordwascleared,theUserpasswordwasclearedtoo.

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