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Related service information 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. For how to remove the battery pack, see "1010 Battery pack" on page 46. 3. Remove the DIMM slot cover. For how to remove the DIMM slot cover, see "1060 DIMM slot cover" on page 53. 4. Remove the DIMM. For how to remove the DIMM, see "1070 DIMM" on page 54. 5. Short J1 pad ( a ). a 6. Reinstall the DIMM and the DIMM slot cover. 7. Reinstall the battery pack. 8. Turn on the computer and wait until the POST ends. After the POST ends, the password prompt does not appear. The POP has been removed. (B) If an SVP has been set and is known by the servicer: 1. Turn on the computer; then, while the initial screen is displayed, press the Lenovo CareSM button. The Rescue and Recovery screen opens. 2. Click Access BIOS. The System Restart Required window is displayed. 3. Click Yes. The computer restarts, and the BIOS Setup Utility screen opens. 4. Select Security, using the cursor directional keys to move down the menu. 5. Select Password. 6. Select Power-On Password*1. 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 confirmation window, select Yes . Note: For some models, the BIOS menu marked *1 is User Password. General descriptions 21

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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.
For
how
to
remove
the
battery
pack,
see
“1010
Battery
pack”
on
page
46.
3.
Remove
the
DIMM
slot
cover.
For
how
to
remove
the
DIMM
slot
cover,
see
“1060
DIMM
slot
cover”
on
page
53.
4.
Remove
the
DIMM.
For
how
to
remove
the
DIMM,
see
“1070
DIMM”
on
page
54.
5.
Short
J1
pad
(
±a²
).
a
6.
Reinstall
the
DIMM
and
the
DIMM
slot
cover.
7.
Reinstall
the
battery
pack.
8.
Turn
on
the
computer
and
wait
until
the
POST
ends.
After
the
POST
ends,
the
password
prompt
does
not
appear.
The
POP
has
been
removed.
(B)
If
an
SVP
has
been
set
and
is
known
by
the
servicer:
1.
Turn
on
the
computer;
then,
while
the
initial
screen
is
displayed,
press
the
Lenovo
Care
SM
button.
The
Rescue
and
Recovery
screen
opens.
2.
Click
Access
BIOS
.
The
System
Restart
Required
window
is
displayed.
3.
Click
Yes
.
The
computer
restarts,
and
the
BIOS
Setup
Utility
screen
opens.
4.
Select
Security
,
using
the
cursor
directional
keys
to
move
down
the
menu.
5.
Select
Password
.
6.
Select
Power-On
Password
*1
.
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
confirmation
window,
select
Yes
.
Note:
For
some
models,
the
BIOS
menu
marked
*1
is
User
Password
.
Related
service
information
General
descriptions
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