Passwords; Power-On Password; Supervisor Password - Lenovo B575 Hardware Maintenance Manual

Lenovo B575 Hardware Maintenance Manual
When you use the recovery discs to boot your computer, the system will enter
the user interface for system recovery automatically. Please follow the prompt to
insert the backup discs to complete the whole recovery process.

Passwords

As many as two passwords may be needed for any Lenovo computer: the power-
on password (POP) and the supervisor password (SVP).
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.
Exception: If only an SVP is installed, the password prompt does not appear
when the operating system is booted.

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.

Supervisor password

A supervisor password (SVP) protects the system 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: If the SVP has been forgotten and cannot be made available to the
servicer, there is no service procedure to reset the password. The system board
must be replaced for a scheduled fee.
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Note: The recovery process might take up to 2 hours.