Setting, Changing, And Deleting A Administrator Password; Power-On Password - Lenovo IdeaCentre Q700 Hardware Maintenance Manual

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Power-On Password

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Setting, changing, and deleting a Administrator password

To set, change, or delete a password, do the following:
Note
A password can be any combination of up to 16 characters (a-z, and
0-9). For more information, see "Password considerations" on page 17.
1. Start the Setup Utility program (see "Starting the Setup Utility program"
on page 16).
2. From Security menu, select Set Administrator Password and press
Enter.
3. The password dialog box will be displayed. Type the new password,
and press Enter.
4. when prompted to confirm the password, type the password again. If
you type the password correctly, the password will be installed.
To delete a previously set Administrator password, do the following :
Note: When prompted for a password, you must type your Administrator
password.
1. From Security menu, select Set Administrator Password and press
Enter.
2. The password dialog box will be displayed. Press Enter in New Password
and confirm New Password dialog. A setup notice will display that
changes have been saved.
3. Select Exit.
4. Select Save changes and Exit.
When a Power-On Password is set, you cannot start the Setup Utility
program until a valid password is typed from the keyboard.
Setting, changing, and deleting a Power-On Password
To set, change, or delete a Power-On Password, do the following:
Note
A password can be any combination of up to 16 characters(a-z, and
0-9).
1. Start the Setup Utility program (See "Starting the Setup Utility program".)
2. From the Security menu, selet Set Power-On Password and press Enter.