Setting A Hard Disk Password - IBM ThinkPad 760E Instruction Manual

Using a Hard Disk Password

Setting a Hard Disk Password

Note:
If Initialize in the Config menu,
Password, or Start up functions
cannot be selected when using
Easy-Setup, the supervisor password
is set. You must enter the
supervisor password instead of the
power-on password to use all
Easy-Setup functions.
SelectaDock Docking System:
Page 155.
Note:
HDD-1 represents a main hard disk
password and HDD-2 represents a
secondary hard disk (installed in the
UltraBay) password.
Note:
When you type a wrong key, use the
Backspace key to erase it, and then
type the correct key.
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To set a hard disk password:
Note
Before you set a hard disk password for the hard disk drive in
the SelectaDock Docking System attached to the computer, you
need to move that drive to the main hard disk drive bay of the
computer from the SelectaDock Docking System. You cannot
set a password for a hard disk installed in the SelectaDock
Docking System.
1
Start Easy-Setup by pressing and holding F1 and then turning
on the computer.
2
Select the Password icon and then select HDD-1 (
2
HDD-2 ( ) according to the hard disk type you want to set.
3
Type your desired hard disk password; then press Enter.
You can use any combination of up to 7 characters. Use a
combination of any letters or numbers (A to Z , 0 to 9) in
uppercase (A) or lowercase (a) . Uppercase and lowercase
letters (for example, A and a ) are treated the same.
4
Type your hard disk password again to verify it; then press
Enter.
Do Not Forget Your Hard Disk Password!
Note the password and keep it in a safe place. If you forget your
hard disk password, there is no way to reset your password or
recover data from the hard disk. Neither an IBM authorized
reseller nor IBM marketing representative can make the hard disk
drive usable.
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