Set User Password; Set Supervisor Password; Setting, Changing, And Deleting A Password; Enabling Or Disabling A Device - Lenovo ThinkCentre A58e 0841 Hardware Maintenance Manual

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Set User Password

After you have set a user password using the Set User Password option, the user is
prompted to type a valid password each time the computer is turned on. The
computer cannot be used until a valid password is typed in. For more information
on how to set a password, see "Setting, changing, and deleting a password."

Set Supervisor Password

The Set Supervisor Password option enables you to set a password, which deters
unauthorized users from changing configuration settings. If you are responsible for
maintaining the settings of several computers, you might want to set a supervisor
password. For more information on how to set a password, see "Setting, changing,
and deleting a password."
After you have set a supervisor password, a password prompt is displayed each
time you try to access the Setup Utility program. You cannot access the Setup
Utility program until a valid password is typed in.
If you have set both the user password and the supervisor password, you can type
either password. However, to change any configuration settings, you must use
your supervisor password.

Setting, changing, and deleting a password

To set, change, or delete a password, do the following:
1. Start the Setup Utility program. See "Starting the Setup Utility program" on
2. From the Setup Utility program main menu, select Security.
3. Follow the instructions displayed on the screen to set, change, or delete a

Enabling or disabling a device

This section provides instructions on how to enable or disable user access to the
devices connected to the SATA connectors on the system board.
SATA#1 Configuration
To enable or disable a device, do the following:
1. Start the Setup Utility program. See "Starting the Setup Utility program" on
2. Depending on your model type, select Device or select Device → ATA Drives
3. Select the desired devices and settings, and press Enter.
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password.
Note: A password can be any combination of up to 16 alphabetic and numeric
characters. For more information, see "Password considerations" on page
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When this feature is set to Disabled, all devices connected to the
SATA connectors (such as hard disk drive or optical drive) are
disabled and will not be displayed in the system configuration.
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Setup from the Setup Utility program main menu.