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9. Type the current master hard disk password in the Enter Current Password field. Then leave the Enter
New Password field blank, and press Enter twice.
10. Press F10 to save changes and exit the ThinkPad Setup program. The user hard disk password and the
master hard disk password have been removed.
Power management
To reduce power consumption, the computer has three power management modes: screen blank, sleep,
and hibernation.
Screen blank mode (for the Windows 7 operating system only)
If the time set on the "Turn off monitor" timer in the operating system expires, the LCD backlight turns off.
To put the computer into screen blank mode, do the following:
1. Right-click the battery gauge in the task bar.
2. Select Power off display.
To end screen blank mode and resume normal operation, press any key.
Sleep mode
When the computer enters sleep mode, the following events occur in addition to what occurs in screen
blank mode:
• The LCD is powered off.
• The solid-state drive is powered off.
• The microprocessor stops.
To enter sleep mode, press Fn+4 or do the following:
• For Windows 7: Open the Start menu, then click the arrow next to the Shut down button. Click Sleep
from the menu displayed.
• For Windows 8.1: Go to the Start screen by pressing the Windows key
then click Sleep.
• For Windows 10: Open the Start menu, click
In certain circumstances, the computer goes into sleep mode automatically:
• After a period of inactivity specified in power plan settings
To resume the computer from sleep mode, press the power button.
Also, in the following event, the computer automatically returns from sleep mode and resumes operation:
• The time set on the resume timer elapses.
Note: The computer does not accept any input immediately after it enters sleep mode. Wait a few
seconds before taking any action to reenter operation mode.
Hibernation mode
In hibernation mode, the following occurs:
• The system status, RAM, VRAM, and setup data are stored on the hard disk.
• The system is powered off.
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Power, and then click Sleep.
, click the power icon
,
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