How To Remove The Hard-Disk Password - Lenovo 3000 N100 0689 Hardware Maintenance Manual

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5. Short J1 pad ( a ).
6. Reinstall the DIMM and the DIMM slot cover.
7. Reinstall the battery pack.
8. Turn on the computer and wait until the POST ends.
(B) If an SVP has been set and is known by the servicer:
1. Turn on the computer; then, while the initial screen is displayed, press the
2. Click Access BIOS. The System Restart Required window is displayed.
3. Click Yes. The computer restarts, and the BIOS Utility screen opens.
4. Select Security, using the cursor directional keys to move down the menu.
5. Select Password.
6. Select Power-On Password
7. Type the current SVP in the Enter Current Password field. then leave the Enter
8. In the Changes have been saved window, press Enter.
9. Press F10; then, in the Setup confirmation window, select Yes .
Note: For some models, the BIOS menu marked *1 is User Password.

How to remove the hard-disk password

Attention: If User only mode is selected and the user HDP has been forgotten
and cannot be made available to the servicer, neither Lenovo nor Lenovo
authorized servicers provide any services to reset the user HDPs or to recover data
from the hard disk drive. The hard disk drive can be replaced for a scheduled fee.
To remove a user HDP that has been forgotten, when the SVP and the master HDP
are known, do the following:
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For how to remove the DIMM, see "1070 DIMM" on page 51.
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After the POST ends, the password prompt does not appear. The POP has been
removed.
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Lenovo Care button. The Rescue and Recovery
New Password field blank, and press Enter twice.
1. Turn on the computer; then, while the initial screen is displayed, press the
Lenovo Care button. The Rescue and Recovery screen opens.
2. Click Access BIOS. The System Restart Required window is displayed.
3. Click Yes. The computer restarts, and the BIOS Utility screen opens.
4. Select Security, using the cursor directional keys to move down the menu.
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*1
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screen opens.