How To Remove The Power-On Password - Lenovo THINKPAD Z60T Hardware Maintenance Manual

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If any of these passwords has been set, a prompt for it appears on the screen
whenever the computer is turned on. The computer does not start until the
password is entered.
Exception: If only an SVP is installed, the password prompt does not appear when
Power-on password:
A power-on password (POP) protects the system from being powered on by an
unauthorized person. The password must be entered before an operating system
can be booted.
Hard-disk password:
There are two hard-disk passwords (HDPs):
v User HDP—for the user
v Master HDP—for the system administrator, who can use it to get access to the
Note: There are two modes for the HDP: User only and Master + User. The
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, Lenovo does not 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.
Supervisor password:
A supervisor password (SVP) protects the system information stored in the BIOS
Setup Utility. The user must enter the SVP in order to get access to the BIOS Setup
Utility and change the system configuration.
Attention: If the SVP has been forgotten and cannot be made available to the
servicer, 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. Turn off the computer.
2. Remove the battery pack.
3. Remove the backup battery.
4. Turn on the computer and wait until the POST ends.
5. Reinstall the backup battery and the battery pack.
(B) If an SVP has been set and is known by the servicer:
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MT 2511, 2512, 2513, and 2514
the operating system is booted.
hard disk even if the user has changed the user HDP
Master + User mode requires two HDPs; the system administrator enters
both in the same operation. The system administrator then provides the user
HDP to the system user.
For how to remove the battery pack, see "1010 Battery pack" on page 56.
For how to remove the backup battery, see "1100 Backup battery" on page 71.
After the POST ends, the password prompt does not appear. The POP has been
removed.