How To Remove The Power-On Password - Lenovo ThinkPad Z60m 2529 Hardware Maintenance Manual

information stored in the BIOS Setup Utility. The user must
enter the SVP in order to get access to the BIOS Setup
Utility and change the system configuration.
Attention:
made available to the servicer, there is no service
procedure to reset the password. The system board must
be replaced for a scheduled fee.

How to remove the power-on password

To remove a POP that you have forgotten, do the
following:
(A) If no SVP has been set:
1. Turn off the computer.
2. Remove the battery pack.
For how to remove the battery pack, see "1010 Battery
pack" on page 73.
3. Remove the backup battery.
For how to remove the backup battery, see "1100
Backup battery" on page 89.
4. Turn on the computer and wait until the POST ends.
After the POST ends, the password prompt does not
appear. The POP has been removed.
5. Reinstall the backup battery and the battery pack.
(B) If an SVP has been set and is known by the servicer:
1. Turn on the computer; then, while the "To interrupt
normal startup, press the blue ThinkVantage button"
message is displayed at the lower-left of the screen,
press the ThinkVantage button. Rescue and Recovery
screen opens.
Note: To check whether the ThinkPad computer
supports the Passphrase function, enter BIOS
Setup Utility and go to Security --> Password.
If Using Passphrase item is displayed in the
menu, this function is available on the ThinkPad
computer.
2. Click Access BIOS. The system Restart Required
window is displayed.
3. Click Yes. The computer restarts, and the BIOS Setup
Utility screen opens.
4. Select Security, using the cursor directional keys to
move down the menu.
5. Select Password.
6. Select Power-On Password.
If the SVP has been forgotten and cannot be
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