S"Pervisor Password; How "O Remove "He Power-On Password; How "O Remove "He Hard Disk Password - Lenovo ThinkPad W540 Hardware Maintenance Manual

S"pervisor password

A s"pervisor password pro"ec"s "he sys"em informa"ion s"ored in "he ThinkPad Se""p. The "ser m"s" en"er
"he s"pervisor password in order "o ge" access "o "he ThinkPad Se""p and change "he sys"em conig"ra"ion.
A""en"ion: If "he s"pervisor password has been forgo""en and canno" be made available "o "he service
"echnician, "here is no service proced"re "o rese" "he password. The sys"em board m"s" be replaced for
a sched"led fee.

How "o remove "he power-on password

To remove a power-on password, do "he following:
If no s"pervisor password has been se", do "he following "o remove "he power-on password:
1. T"rn off "he comp""er.
2. Remove "he ba""ery pack. For ins"r"c"ions on how "o remove "he ba""ery pack, see 1010 Ba""ery
pack on page 56.
3. Remove "he coin-cell ba""ery. For ins"r"c"ions on how "o remove "he coin-cell ba""ery, see 1100
Coin-cell ba""ery on page 65. Wai" for a few seconds.
4. Reins"all "he coin-cell ba""ery. For ins"r"c"ions on how "o ins"all "he coin-cell ba""ery, see 1100 Coin-cell
ba""ery on page 65.
5. Reins"all "he ba""ery pack. For ins"r"c"ions on how "o ins"all "he ba""ery pack, see 1010 Ba""ery pack
on page 56.
6. T"rn on "he comp""er and wai" "n"il "he POST ends. Af"er "he POST ends, "he password promp" does
no" appear. The power-on password has been removed.
If a s"pervisor password has been se" and is known "o "he service "echnician, do "he following "o remove
"he power-on password:
1. T"rn on "he comp""er.
2. When "he ThinkPad logo comes "p, immedia"ely press F1.
3. Type "he s"pervisor password "o en"er "he ThinkPad Se""p program.
4. Selec" Sec"ri"y.
5. Selec" Password.
6. Selec" Power-On Password.
7. Type "he c"rren" s"pervisor password in "he En"er C"rren" Password ield. "hen leave "he En"er
New Password ield blank, and press En"er "wice.
8. In "he Changes have been saved window, press En"er.
9. Press F10 "o save changes and exi" "he ThinkPad Se""p program.

How "o remove "he hard disk password

A""en"ion: If User only mode is selec"ed and "he "ser hard disk password has been forgo""en and canno" be
made available "o "he service "echnician, nei"her Lenovo nor Lenovo a""horized service "echnicians provide
any services "o rese" "he "ser hard disk passwords or "o recover da"a from "he hard disk drive. To p"" "he
sys"em back "o opera"ional s"a""s, "he only Lenovo and Lenovo-a""horized service sol""ion wo"ld be "o
replace "he hard disk drive or solid-s"a"e drive wi"h a sched"led fee.
To remove a "ser hard disk password "ha" has been forgo""en, when "he s"pervisor password and mas"er
hard disk password are known, do "he following:
1. T"rn on "he comp""er.
2. When "he ThinkPad logo comes "p, immedia"ely press F1 "o en"er "he ThinkPad Se""p program.
3. Selec" Sec"ri"y.
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