User guide

EnterNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter.RetypethepasswordintheConfirmNewPassword
fieldandpressEnter.
5.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEntertocontinue.
6.PressF10.ASetupConfirmationwindowisdisplayed.SelectYestosavetheconfigurationchanges
andexit.
Thenexttimeyouturnonyourcomputer,typetheuserormasterharddiskpasswordtostartyourcomputer
andaccesstheoperatingsystem.
Changingorremovingaharddiskpassword
Tochangeorremovetheharddiskpassword,dothefollowing:
•IfyouareinUser+Masterharddiskmode,youcanselecteitherUserHDPorMasterHDPtochange
thepassword,dependingonyourneeds.
–IfyouselectUserHDPmode,followthefollowingstepstochangetheuserharddiskpassword:
1.TypethecurrentuserharddiskpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordfieldandpressEnter.
2.TypethenewpasswordintheEnterNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter;thenretypethe
passwordintheConfirmNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter.
3.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEnteragaintocontinue.Theuserharddiskpassword
ischanged.
Note:TheharddiskpasswordcannotberemovedinUserHDPmode.
–IfyouselectMasterHDPmode,followthefollowingstepstochangethemasterharddiskpassword:
1.TypethecurrentmasterharddiskpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordfieldandpressEnter.
2.TypethenewmasterharddiskpasswordintheEnterNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter;then
retypethenewpasswordyoujustenteredintheConfirmNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter.
3.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEntertocontinue.Themasterharddiskpasswordis
changed.
Note:IfyouleavetheEnterNewPasswordandConfirmNewPasswordfieldsblankandpressEnter
twice,boththeuserandmasterharddiskpasswordsareremoved.
•IfyouareinUserharddiskmode,followthefollowingstepstochangetheuserharddiskpassword:
1.Followsteps1through6in“Settingaharddiskpassword”onpage52,typingyourpasswordto
starttheThinkPadSetupprogram.
2.TypethecurrentuserharddiskpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordfieldandpressEnter.
3.TypethenewpasswordintheEnterNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter;thenretypethenew
passwordintheConfirmNewPasswordfieldandpressEnter.
4.ASetupNoticewindowisdisplayed.PressEnteragaintocontinue.Theuserharddiskpasswordis
changed.
Note:IfyouleavetheEnterNewPasswordandConfirmNewPasswordfieldsblankandpressEnter
twice,theuserharddiskpasswordisremoved.
Tipsforusingtheharddiskpasswords
•YoucansettheminimumlengthofaharddiskpasswordthroughtheSecuritymenu.
•Ifyousetaharddiskpasswordofoversevencharacters,theharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrivecanbe
usedonlywithacomputerthatcanrecognizeaharddiskpasswordofoversevencharacters.Ifyouthen
installtheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedriveinacomputerthatcannotrecognizeaharddiskpassword
thatcontainsmorethansevencharacters,youcannotaccessthedrive.
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