Hardware Maintenance Manual - Lenovo Y40 50 Series

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Hardware Maintenance Manual
Passwords
Asmany asthree passwordsmaybeneededforanyLenovo computer:
thepower-onpassword(POP), thehard diskpassword(HDP),andthe
administratorpassword.
Ifanyofthesepasswordshasbeenset,apromptforitappearsonthescreen
wheneverthecomputeristurnedon.Thecomputerdoesnotstartuntilthe
passwordisentered.
Power-on password
Apower-onpassword (POP)protects thesystem frombeing poweredonby
anunauthorized person.Thepasswordmust beenteredbefore anoperating
systemcanbebooted.
Hard-disk password
Therearetwohard-diskpasswords(HDPs):
+UserHDP-fortheuser
+MasterHDP-for thesystemadministrator,who canuse itto getaccessto
theharddiskdriveeveniftheuserhaschangedtheuserHDP
Attention:IftheuserHDPhasbeen forgotten,check whethera masterHDP
hasbeenset.Ifithas,itcanbeusedforaccesstotheharddiskdrive.If
nomasterHDPisavailable, neitherLenovonorLenovauthorized service
techniciansprovideanyservicestoreseteithertheuserorthemasterHDP,or
torecoverdatafromtheharddiskdrive.Thehard diskdrive canbereplaced
forascheduledfee.
Administrator password
Administratorpasswordcontrolstheaccessofthewholesetuputility. Only
AdministratorpasswordwassetthenUserpasswordcanbeset.IfAdministrator
passwordwascleared,theUserpasswordwasclearedtoo.