AdministratorPassword
SettinganAdministratorPassworddetersunauthorizedpersonsfromchangingcongurationsettings.You
mightwanttosetanAdministratorPasswordifyouareresponsibleformaintainingthesettingsofseveral
computers.
AfteryousetanAdministratorPassword,apasswordpromptisdisplayedeverytimeyouaccesstheLenovo
BIOSSetupUtilityprogram.
IfboththeAdministratorandPower-OnPasswordareset,youcantypeeitherpassword.However,youmust
useyourAdministratorPasswordtochangeanycongurationsettings.
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.Retypethepasswordtoconrm,thenpresstheEnterkey.Ifyoutypedthepasswordcorrectly,the
passwordwillbeinstalled.ASetupNoticewillbedisplayedconrmingthatyourchangeshasbeen
saved.
5.ReturntotheLenovoBIOSSetupUtilityprogrammenuandselecttheExitoption.
6.SelectSaveChangesandExitfromthemenu.
TochangeanAdministratorPassword,dothefollowing:
1.StarttheLenovoBIOSSetupUtilityprogram(see“StartingtheLenovoBIOSSetupUtilityprogram”on
page13).
2.FromtheSecuritymenu,selectSetAdministratorPasswordandpresstheEnterkey.
3.Thepassworddialogboxwillbedisplayed.TypethecurrentpasswordthenpresstheEnterkey.
4.Typethenewpassword,thenpresstheEnterkey.Retypethenewpasswordtoconrmit.Ifyoutyped
thenewpasswordcorrectly,thenewpasswordwillbeinstalled.ASetupNoticewillbedisplayed
conrmingthatyourchangeshavebeensaved.
5.ReturntotheLenovoBIOSSetupUtilityprogrammenuandselecttheExitoption.
6.SelectSaveChangesandExitfromthemenu.
TodeleteapreviouslysetAdministratorPassword,dothefollowing:
1.StarttheLenovoBIOSSetupUtilityprogram(see“StartingtheLenovoBIOSSetupUtilityprogram”on
page13).
2.FromtheSecuritymenu,selectSetAdministratorPasswordandpresstheEnterkey.
3.Thepassworddialogboxwillbedisplayed.TypethecurrentpasswordandpresstheEnterkey.
4.Leaveeachnewpasswordlineitemblank,thenpresstheEnterkey.ASetupNoticewillbedisplayed
conrmingthatyourchangeshavebeensaved.
5.ReturntotheLenovoBIOSSetupUtilityprogrammenuandselecttheExitoption.
6.SelectSaveChangesandExitfromthemenu.
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