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3. Remove the base cover assembly. See "1010 Base cover assembly" on page 66.
4. Remove the built-in battery. See "1020 Built-in battery" on page 69.
5. Remove the coin-cell battery. See "1100 Coin-cell battery" on page 79.
6. Reinstall the coin-cell battery.
7. Reinstall the built-in battery.
8. Reinstall the base cover assembly.
9. Reconnect ac power.
10. Turn on the computer and wait until the POST ends. After the POST ends, the password prompt does
not appear. The system management password has been removed.
If a supervisor password has been set and is known to the service technician, do the following to remove the
system management password:
1. Turn on the computer.
2. When the ThinkPad logo is displayed, immediately press F1.
3. Type the supervisor password to enter the ThinkPad Setup program.
4. Select Security.
5. Select Password.
6. Select System Management Password.
7. Type the current supervisor password in the Enter Current Password field. Then leave the Enter New
Password field blank, and press Enter twice.
8. In the Changes have been saved window, press Enter.
9. Press F10 to save changes and exit the ThinkPad Setup program. The system management password
has been removed.
Power management
To reduce power consumption, the computer has two power management modes: sleep and hibernation.
Sleep mode
When the computer enters sleep mode, the following events occur:
• The LCD is powered off.
• The hard disk drive or solid-state drive is powered off.
• The microprocessor stops.
To put your computer into sleep mode, do the following:
• 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
• When the battery power is low
To cause the computer to return from sleep mode and resume operation, do one of the following:
• Press any key.
• Open the LCD cover.
• Turn on the power button.
Also, in either of the following events, the computer automatically returns from sleep mode and resumes
operation:
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Power, and then click Sleep.
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