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Related service information be entered in order to get access to the BIOS Setup Utility and make changes to system configuration settings. 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. For how to remove the battery pack, see "1010 Battery pack" on page 73. 3. Remove the backup battery. For how to remove the backup battery, see "1110 Backup battery" on page 90. 4. 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. 5. Reinstall the backup battery and the battery pack. (B) If an SVP has been set and is known by the servicer: 1. Turn on the computer; then, while the "To interrupt normal startup, press the blue Access IBM button" message is displayed at the lower-left of the screen, press the Access IBM button. 2. Enter the SVP. Select Start setup utility. 3. Select Security, using the cursor keys to move down the menu. 4. Select Password. 5. Select Power-On Password. 6. At the Enter Current Password field, enter the SVP. 7. When the Enter New Password field opens, leave it 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 . General descriptions 33

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be
entered
in
order
to
get
access
to
the
BIOS
Setup
Utility
and
make
changes
to
system
configuration
settings.
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.
For
how
to
remove
the
battery
pack,
see
“1010
Battery
pack”
on
page
73.
3.
Remove
the
backup
battery.
For
how
to
remove
the
backup
battery,
see
“1110
Backup
battery”
on
page
90.
4.
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.
5.
Reinstall
the
backup
battery
and
the
battery
pack.
(B)
If
an
SVP
has
been
set
and
is
known
by
the
servicer:
1.
Turn
on
the
computer;
then,
while
the
“To
interrupt
normal
startup,
press
the
blue
Access
IBM
button”
message
is
displayed
at
the
lower-left
of
the
screen,
press
the
Access
IBM
button.
2.
Enter
the
SVP.
Select
Start
setup
utility
.
3.
Select
Security
,
using
the
cursor
keys
to
move
down
the
menu.
4.
Select
Password
.
5.
Select
Power-On
Password
.
6.
At
the
Enter
Current
Password
field,
enter
the
SVP.
7.
When
the
Enter
New
Password
field
opens,
leave
it
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
.
Related
service
information
General
descriptions
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