Supervisor Password; How To Remove The Power-On Password; How To Remove The Hard-Disk Password - Lenovo ThinkPad T430u Hardware Maintenance Manual

Attention: If the user HDP has been forgotten, check whether a master HDP has been set. If it has, it can be
used for access to the hard disk drive. If no master HDP is available, neither Lenovo nor Lenovo authorized
service technicians can provide any services to reset either the user or the master HDP, or to recover data
from the hard disk drive. The hard disk drive can be replaced for a scheduled fee.
For how to remove the POP, see "How to remove the hard-disk password" on page 33.

Supervisor password

A supervisor password (SVP) protects the system information stored in the ThinkPad Setup. The user must
enter the SVP in order to get access to the ThinkPad Setup and change the system configuration.
Attention: If the SVP has been forgotten and cannot be made available to the service technician, there is no
service procedure to reset the password. The system board must be replaced for a scheduled fee.

How to remove the power-on password

To remove a POP that you have forgotten, do the following:
(A) If no SVP has been set:
1. Disable the built-in battery. For how to disable the built in battery, see "Disabling the battery pack in
the UEFI BIOS" on page 58.
2. Remove the backup battery. For how to remove the backup battery, see "1080 Backup battery" on
page 71.
3. Connect the ac power adapter and turn on the computer. Wait until the POST ends. After the POST
ends, the password prompt does not appear. The POP has been removed.
4. Disable the built-in battery and reinstall the backup battery.
(B) If an SVP has been set and is known by the service technician:
1. Turn on the computer.
2. When the ThinkPad logo comes up, immediately press F1.
3. Type in the supervisor password to enter the ThinkPad Setup program.
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 New Password field
blank, and press Enter twice.
8. In the Changes have been saved window, press Enter.
9. Press F10; then, in the Setup Notice window, select Yes.

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 service technician, neither Lenovo nor Lenovo authorized service technicians can 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 supervisor password and the master HDP are
known, do the following:
1. Turn on the computer.
2. When the ThinkPad logo comes up, immediately press F1.
3. When the supervisor password icon is displayed on the screen, type in the supervisor password.
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