Using Passwords; Resuming From Hibernation; Power-On Password - IBM Thinkpad TransNote Service And Troubleshooting Manual

Using passwords

To make sure that only authorized persons can use your computer, you can
set different kinds of passwords. Then prospective users will have to know
the proper passwords in order to access your computer or data.

Resuming from hibernation

If you have set passwords and you put your computer into hibernation
mode—for example, by pressing Fn+F9—you can resume operation as
follows:
Press the power switch, then you will be prompted to type your password.
You must enter a power-on password or a supervisor password (if one is set).
If any hard disk has a hard disk password, it is unlocked automatically when
you resume operation.

Power-on password

You can set a power-on password to help protect your ThinkPad computer
against access by unauthorized users.
If you set a power-on password, the password prompt appears on the screen
whenever you turn on the computer. You must enter the correct password to
start using the computer.
To set a power-on password:
1. Save all open files and exit all applications.
2. Click Start
3. As soon as the IBM ThinkPad opening screen appears, press F1. After
4. Using the cursor directional keys to move down the menu, select
5. Select power-on password.
6. Choose your power-on password, which can be from one to seven
7. Press the Enter key once to move to the next line. Retype the password
8. Commit your password to memory.
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Shut Down
turn it on again. (If you choose Restart, you cannot enter the BIOS Setup
Utility program.)
several seconds, the BIOS Setup Utility screen opens.
Password.
characters in any combination. Type it within the brackets on the Enter
New Password field.
you just entered, to verify it.
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Shutdown. When the computer turns off,