Ide Drive Master Password; Setting, Changing, And Deleting A Password; Using Security Profile By Device - Lenovo TC A51-8424 User Manual

IDE Drive Master Password

The IDE Drive Master Password is used to recover use of the hard disk drive in
the event that the IDE Drive User Password is lost or forgotten. Only the person
who knows the IDE Drive Master password can reset the IDE Drive User
Password.
If both the IDE Drive User Password and the IDE Drive Master Password are to be
set, the IDE Drive Master Password must be set before setting the IDE Drive User
Password.

Setting, changing, and deleting a password

To set, change, or delete a password, do the following:
Note: A password can be any combination of up to seven characters (A- Z, a-z,
1. Start the IBM Setup Utility program (see "Starting the IBM Setup Utility
2. From the IBM Setup Utility program menu, select Security.
3. Select Set Passwords. Read the information displayed on the right side of the

Using Security Profile by Device

Security Profile by Device is used to enable or disable user access to the following
devices:
IDE controller
Diskette Drive Access
Diskette Write Protect
To set Security Profile by Device, do the following:
1. Start the IBM Setup Utility program (see "Starting the IBM Setup Utility
2. From the IBM Setup Utility program menu, select Security.
3. Select Security Profile by Device.
4. Select the desired devices and settings and press Enter.
5. Return to the IBM Setup Utility program menu and select Exit and then Save
Attention
Make sure that the IDE Drive Master password is stored in a safe place. If
both the IDE Drive User password and the IDE Drive Master password are
lost or forgotten, the IDE hard disk drive must be replaced.
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screen.
When this feature is set to Disable, all devices connected to the
IDE controller (such as hard disk drives or the CD-ROM drive)
are disabled and will not be displayed in the system
configuration.
When this feature is set to Disable, the diskette drive cannot be
accessed.
When this feature is set to Enable, all diskettes are treated as if
they are write-protected.
program" on page 25).
Settings or Save and exit the Setup Utility.
Note: If you do not want to save the settings, select Exit the Setup Utility
without saving.
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