Hard Disk Passwords - IBM Thinkpad TransNote Service And Troubleshooting Manual

Note: You might want to note your power-on password in a safe place.
9. Press F10 to save the password and exit.
10. Select Yes in the Setup Confirmation window.
Changing or removing the power-on password
To change or remove the power-on password, folow steps 1 through 6. Enter
your current password. To change the password, type a new password in the
Enter New Password field and then retype it to verify it. To remove the
password, follow steps 1 through 6. Type your current password. When the
Enter New Password field opens, leave it blank and press Enter twice.

Hard disk passwords

Two types of hard disk password help protect the information stored on the
hard disk.
v User hard disk password
v Master hard disk password, which requires a user password
When a user hard disk password is set, but no master hard disk password is
set, no one can get access to files and applications on the hard disk without
first typing that password.
The master password can be set and used only by a system administrator.
Like a master key, it enables the administrator to get access to any hard drive
in a system. The administrator sets the master password, and no one else
knows it. Then the administrator sets a user password for each computer in
the network, and tells each user the password for his or her computer. The
user can then change the user password as desired; the administrator can still
get access by using the master password.
If the user hard disk password is different from the power-on password, a
preset timer or an incoming call will not cause the computer to resume
operation. To use the unattended resume function with a hard disk password,
set the same password for both the power-on password and the user hard
disk password.
To set a hard disk password:
1. Save all open files and exit all applications.
2. Click Start Shut Down Shutdown. When the computer turns off, turn
it on again. (If you choose Restart, you cannot enter the BIOS Setup
Utility program.)
Otherwise, if you forget it, you have to take your computer to an
IBM reseller or a marketing representative to have the password
canceled.
Chapter 3. Protecting your computer
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