Administrator Password; Administrator Password Control; Operating System Password; Vital Product Data - Lenovo Aptiva Hardware Maintenance Manual

Administrator password:

password is used to restrict access to the
Configuration/Setup Utility program. If the administrator
password is activated, and you do not enter the
administrator password, the configuration can be viewed
but not changed.
Note
Type 6563, 6564, and 6574 have Enhanced Security
Mode. If Enhanced Security mode is enabled and
there is no password given, the computer will act as if
Enhanced Security is disabled.
If Enhanced Security is Enabled and an administrator
password is given, the administrator password must
be entered to use the computer. If the administrator
password is lost or forgotten, the system board in the
computer must be replaced in order to regain access
to the Configuration/Setup Utility program.

Administrator password control

Administrator password is set in the Setup Configuration.
Refer to "Setup Utility program" on page 141

Operating system password:

system password is very similar to a power-on password
and denies access to the computer by an unauthorized
user when the password is activated. The computer is
unusable until the password is entered and recognized by
the computer.

Vital product data

Each computer has a unique vital product data (VPD) code
stored in the nonvolatile memory on the system board.
After you replace the system board, the VPD must be
updated. To update the VPD, see "Flash (BIOS/VPD)
update procedure" on page 154.

Management Information Format (MIF)

Management Information Format (MIF) is a file used to
maintain a list of the system unit serial number along with
all serialized components; for example: system board,
memory, and processor.
At the time of computer manufacture, the EPROM will be
loaded with the serial numbers of the system and all major
components. The customer will have access to the MIF
file via the DMI MIF Browser that is installed with the
preload and is also available on the SSCD provided with
the system.
A company called Retain-a-Group is a central data
warehouse offering serial number data management.
Retain-a-Group acts as a focal point to law enforcement.
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