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Note: A password can be any combination of letters and numbers up to 16 characters (a-z and 0-9).
To set a Power-On Password, do the following:
1. Start the Lenovo BIOS Setup Utility program (See "Starting the Lenovo BIOS Setup Utility program" on
page 13.)
2. From the Security menu, select Set Power-On Password and press the Enter key.
3. The password dialog box will be displayed. Type the password, then press the Enter key.
4. Re-type the password to confirm. If you typed the password correctly, the password will be installed.
To change a Power-On Password, do the following:
1. Start the Lenovo BIOS Setup Utility program (See "Starting the Lenovo BIOS Setup Utility program" on
page 13.)
2. From the Security menu, select Set Power-On Password and press the Enter key.
3. The password dialog box will be displayed. Type the current password then press the Enter key.
4. Type the new password, then press the Enter key. Re-type the password to confirm the new password.
If you typed the new password correctly, the new password will be installed. A Setup Noticed confirming
that changes have been saved will be displayed.
To delete a previously set Power-On Password, do the following :
1. From the Security menu, select Set Power-On Password and press the Enter key.
2. The password dialog box will be displayed. Type the current password and press the Enter key.
3. To delete the Power-On Password, leave each new password line item blank, then press Enter. A
Setup Notice confirming that changes have been saved will be displayed.
4. Return to the Lenovo BIOS Setup Utility program menu and select the Exit option.
5. Select Save changes and Exit from the menu.
Enabling or disabling a device
The Devices options is used to enable or disable user access to the following devices:
USB Functions
SATA Mode
Onboard Audio Controller
Onboard Ethernet Controller or LAN Boot Agent
To enable or disable a device, do the following:
Select whether to enable or disable USB (Universal Serial
Bus) functions. If the functions are disabled, no USB
devices can be used.
When this feature is set to Disabled, all devices
connected to the SATA connectors (e.g. hard disk drives
or the optical disk drive) are disabled and cannot be
accessed.
Select whether to enable or disable the Onboard Audio
Controller. When this feature is set to Disabled all
devices connected to the audio connectors (e.g.
headphones or a microphone) are disabled and cannot be
used.
Select whether to enable or disable the Onboard
Ethernet Controller, or select whether to enable or
disable load onboard PXE (Preboot Execution
Environment).
Chapter 5
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Using the Setup Utility
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