Power-On Password; Hard Disk Passwords - Lenovo ThinkPad X131e User Manual

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Power-on password

You can set a power-on password to help protect your computer against access by unauthorized users.
If you set a power-on password, the password prompt is displayed on the screen whenever you turn on the
computer. You must enter the correct password to start using the computer.
Setting a power-on password
1. Print these instructions.
2. Save all open files, and exit all programs.
3. Turn your computer off and then turn it on again.
4. When the logo screen is displayed, press F1. The ThinkPad Setup program main menu opens.
5. Select Security, using the cursor directional keys to move down the menu.
6. Select Password.
7. Select Power-on Password.
8. In the Enter New Password field, type a desired password, and press Enter.
9. In the Confirm New Password field, retype the password and press Enter.
Attention: You might want to note down your power-on password in a safe place. Otherwise, if you
forget it, you have to take your computer to a Lenovo reseller or a marketing representative to have
the password canceled.
10. In the Setup Notice window that is displayed, press Enter to continue.
11. Press F10. The Setup Confirmation window opens. Select Yes to save configuration changes and exit.
Changing or removing the power-on password
To change the power-on password, follow steps 1 through 7. Enter your current password. When the Enter
New Password field is displayed, type a new password in the field and then retype it to verify. To remove
the password, follow steps 1 through 7. Type your current password. When the Enter New Password field
is displayed, leave it blank and press Enter twice.

Hard disk passwords

Two types of hard disk passwords help protect the information stored on the hard disk drive:
• User hard disk password
• Master hard disk password, which requires a user hard disk password
If a user hard disk password has been set, but no master hard disk password has been, the user must enter
the user hard disk password in order to gain access to files and programs on the hard disk drive.
The master password can be set and used only by a system administrator. Like a master key, it enables the
administrator to get access to any hard disk drive in a system. The administrator sets the master password;
no one else knows it. Then the administrator sets a user password for each computer in the network, and
tells each user the password for his or her computer. The user can then change the user password as
desired, but the administrator still can get access by using the master password.
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