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Attention: Be extremely careful when setting a hard disk password. If you forget the hard disk password, a
Lenovo authorized service personnel cannot reset your password or recover data from the hard disk. You
must take your computer to a Lenovo authorized service personnel to have the hard disk drive replaced.
Proof of purchase is required and a fee will be charged for parts and service.
Step 1.
Open the UEFI/BIOS setup utility using the administrator password.
Step 2.
Select Security ➙ Set Hard Disk Password and press Enter.
Note: If you start the setup utility using the user password, you cannot set the hard disk password.
Step 3.
Follow on-screen instructions to set both master and user hard disk passwords.
Note: The master and user hard disk passwords must be set at the same time.
Step 4.
Select Exit ➙ Exit Saving Changes.
If the hard disk password is set, you must provide the correct password to start the operating system.
Change or remove hard disk password
Step 1.
Open the UEFI/BIOS setup utility.
Step 2.
Select Security.
Step 3.
Change or remove the hard disk password.
To change or remove the master password, select Change Master Password and press Enter.
Note: If you remove the master hard disk password, the user hard disk password is also removed.
To change the user hard disk password, select Change User Password and press Enter.
Note: The user hard disk password cannot be removed separately.
Step 4.
Select Exit ➙ Exit Saving Changes.
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