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AdministratorPassword
SettinganAdministratorPassworddetersunauthorizedpersonsfromchangingconfigurationsettings.Y ou
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.Retypethepasswordtoconfirm,thenpresstheEnterkey.Ifyoutypedthepasswordcorrectly,the
passwordwillbeinstalled.ASetupNoticewillbedisplayedconfirmingthatyourchangeshasbeen
saved.
5.ReturntotheLenovoBIOSSetupUtilityprogrammenuandselecttheExitoption.
6.SelectSaveChangesandExitfromthemenu.
TochangeanAdministratorPassword,dothefollowing:
1.StarttheLenovoBIOSSetupUtilityprogram(see“StartingtheLenovoBIOSSetupUtilityprogram”on
page13).
2.FromtheSecuritymenu,selectSetAdministratorPasswordandpresstheEnterkey.
3.Thepassworddialogboxwillbedisplayed.TypethecurrentpasswordthenpresstheEnterkey.
4.Typethenewpassword,thenpresstheEnterkey.Retypethenewpasswordtoconfirmit.Ifyoutyped
thenewpasswordcorrectly,thenewpasswordwillbeinstalled.ASetupNoticewillbedisplayed
confirmingthatyourchangeshavebeensaved.
5.ReturntotheLenovoBIOSSetupUtilityprogrammenuandselecttheExitoption.
6.SelectSaveChangesandExitfromthemenu.
TodeleteapreviouslysetAdministratorPassword,dothefollowing:
1.StarttheLenovoBIOSSetupUtilityprogram(see“StartingtheLenovoBIOSSetupUtilityprogram”on
page13).
2.FromtheSecuritymenu,selectSetAdministratorPasswordandpresstheEnterkey.
3.Thepassworddialogboxwillbedisplayed.TypethecurrentpasswordandpresstheEnterkey.
4.Leaveeachnewpasswordlineitemblank,thenpresstheEnterkey.ASetupNoticewillbedisplayed
confirmingthatyourchangeshavebeensaved.
5.ReturntotheLenovoBIOSSetupUtilityprogrammenuandselecttheExitoption.
6.SelectSaveChangesandExitfromthemenu.
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