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G50-70/G50-70m/Z50-70 Hardware Maintenance Manual
Passwords
Asmany asthreepasswords maybeneededfor anyLenovocomputer:
thepower-onpassword(POP),the harddiskpassword (HDP),andthe
administratorpassword.
Ifanyofthesepasswordshasbeenset,apromptforitappearsonthescreen
wheneverthecomputeris turnedon.Thecomputer doesnotstartuntilthe
passwordisentered.
Power-on password
Apower-onpassword (POP)protectsthe systemfrombeingpoweredonby
anunauthorized person.The passwordmustbeentered beforeanoperating
systemcanbebooted.
Hard-disk password
Therearetwohard-diskpasswords(HDPs):
+UserHDP-fortheuser
+MasterHDP-forthe systemadministrator, whocanuse ittoget accessto
theharddiskdriveeveniftheuserhaschangedtheuserHDP
Attention:Iftheuser HDPhas beenforgotten,checkwhetheramasterHDP
hasbeenset.If ithas,itcanbe usedforaccess totheharddiskdrive. If
nomasterHDPisavailable,neitherLenovo norLenovauthorized service
techniciansprovideanyservicestoreseteithertheuserorthemasterHDP,or
torecoverdatafromthehard diskdrive.Theharddiskdrive canbereplaced
forascheduledfee.
Administrator password
Administratorpasswordcontrolsthe accessofthewholesetup utility.Only
AdministratorpasswordwassetthenUserpasswordcanbeset.IfAdministrator
passwordwascleared,theUserpasswordwasclearedtoo.
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