Operation Manual

Chapter5.Security

Thischapterprovidesinformationabouthowtoprotectyourcomputerfromunauthorizeduse.

Usingpasswords

Youcanhelppreventyourcomputerfromunauthorizedusebyusingpasswords.Afteryousetapassword,a

promptisdisplayedonthescreeneachtimeyouturnonthecomputer.Enteryourpasswordattheprompt.

Youcannotusethecomputerunlessyoutypethecorrectpassword.

Ifyouhavesetapower-onpassword,asupervisorpassword,oraharddiskpassword,itunlocks

automaticallywhenthecomputerresumesfromsleepmode.

Note:IfaWindowspasswordhasbeenset,youarepromptedtoenteritwhenthecomputerresumes

fromsleepmode.

Passwordsintroduction

Power-onpassword

Youcansetapower-onpasswordtohelpprotectyourcomputeragainstunauthorizedaccess.

Ifyousetapower-onpassword,thepasswordpromptisdisplayedonthescreenwheneveryouturnonthe

computer.Youmustenterthecorrectpasswordtostartusingthecomputer.

Whenthisiconisdisplayed,typeapower-onpasswordorasupervisorpassword.

Supervisor password

The supervisor password protects the system information stored in the ThinkPad Setup program. It provides

the following security features:

•Ifonlyasupervisorpasswordisset,apasswordpromptisdisplayedwhenyoutrytostarttheThinkPad

Setupprogram.Unauthorizeduserscannotchangemostofthesystemconﬁgurationoptionsinthe

ThinkPadSetupprogramwithoutthepassword.

•Thesystemadministratorcanusethesupervisorpasswordtoaccessacomputereveniftheuserofthat

computerhassetapower-onpassword.Thesupervisorpasswordoverridesthepower-onpassword.

•ThesystemadministratorcansetthesamesupervisorpasswordonmanyThinkPadnotebookcomputers

tomakeadministrationeasier.

Harddiskpasswords

Settingaharddiskpasswordpreventsunauthorizedaccesstothedataontheharddiskdrive.When

aharddiskpasswordisset,youarepromptedtotypeavalidpasswordeachtimeyoutrytoaccessthe

harddiskdrive.

Thefollowingtwotypesofharddiskpasswordscanhelpprotecttheinformationstoredonthestoragedrive:

•Userharddiskpassword

Ifauserharddiskpasswordhasbeenset,butnomasterharddiskpasswordhasbeen,theusermust

entertheuserharddiskpasswordtoaccessﬁlesandapplicationsonthestoragedrive.