User Password; Administrator Password; Setting, Changing, And Deleting A Password; Selecting A Startup Device - Lenovo ThinkCentre 6487 Hardware Maintenance Manual

User Password

When a User Password is set, the user is prompted to type a valid password each
time the computer is turned on. The computer cannot be used until a valid
password is typed from the keyboard.

Administrator Password

Setting an Administrator Password deters unauthorized persons from changing
configuration settings. If you are responsible for maintaining the settings of several
computers, you might want to set an Administrator Password.
After you set an Administrator Password, a password prompt is displayed each
time you try to access the Setup Utility program.
If both the user and administrator passwords are set, you can type either
password. However, to change any configuration settings, you must use your
administrator password.

Setting, changing, and deleting a password

To set, change, or delete a password, do the following:
Note: A password can be any combination of up to seven characters (A- Z, a-z,
1. Start the Setup Utility program (see "Starting the Setup Utility program" on
2. From the Setup Utility program menu, select Security.
3. Select Set Passwords. Read the information displayed on the right side of the

Selecting a startup device

If the computer does not start up (boot) from a device such as the CD-ROM,
diskette, or hard disk as expected, use one of the following procedures to select a
startup device.

Selecting a temporary startup device

Use this procedure to startup from any boot device.
Note: Not all CDs, hard disks, and diskettes are startable (bootable)
1. If your computer is already on when you start this procedure, shut down the
2. To open the Startup Device Menu, repeatedly press the F12 key as you turn on
Note: Selecting a startup device from this list does not permanently change the

Changing the startup device sequence

To view or permanently change the configured startup device sequence, do the
following:
1. Start the Setup Utility program (see "Starting the Setup Utility program" on
2. Select Startup.
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