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Lenovo EVEREST UG.book Page 35 Friday, August 17, 2007 5:40 PM Getting Started 12. Commit any password to memory, and press the Enter key. 13. Select Set HDD User Password, and press the Enter key. The Set HDD User Password window opens. 14. Choose an HDD user password, which can be from one to eight alphanumeric characters in any combination. Type it in the Enter New Password field. 15. Press the Enter key once to move to the Confirm New Password field. Retype the password you just entered, to verify it. 16. Commit any password to memory, and press the Enter key. 17. Press F10 to exit. 18. Select Yes in the Setup Confirmation window. The next time you turn on your computer, you will have to type the HDD user or master password in order to start your computer and get access to your operating system. Changing or Removing the HDD Passwords To change or remove the User Only HDD password, select Set HDD User Password and do as follows: • To change the HDD user password, type the current password in the Enter Current Password field. Then type the new password in the Enter New Password field, and retype it to verify it in the Confirm New Password field. • To remove the HDD user password, type the current password in the Enter Current Password field. Then leave the Enter New Password field blank, and press the Enter key twice. To change or remove the User + Master HDD password, do as follows: • To change the HDD user password, select Set HDD User Password and type the current HDD user password in the Enter Current Password field. Then type the new password in the Enter New Password field, and retype it to verify it in the Confirm New Password field. • To change the HDD master password, select Set HDD Master Password and type the current HDD master password in the Enter Current Password field. Then type the new password in the Enter New Password field, and retype it to verify it in the Confirm New Password field. • To remove the HDD password, select Set HDD Master Password and type the current HDD master password in the Enter Current Password field. Then leave the Enter New Password field blank, and press the Enter key twice. Both HDD user and master passwords will be removed. Chapter 3. Getting Started 35

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Getting Started
Chapter 3. Getting Started
35
12.
Commit any password to memory, and press the Enter key.
13.
Select
Set HDD User Password
, and press the Enter key. The Set HDD
User Password window opens.
14.
Choose an HDD user password, which can be from one to eight
alphanumeric characters in any combination. Type it in the
Enter New
Password
field.
15.
Press the Enter key once to move to the
Confirm New Password
field.
Retype the password you just entered, to verify it.
16.
Commit any password to memory, and press the Enter key.
17.
Press F10 to exit.
18.
Select
Yes
in the Setup Confirmation window.
The next time you turn on your computer, you will have to type the HDD
user or master password in order to start your computer and get access to
your operating system.
Changing or Removing the HDD Passwords
To change or remove the
User Only
HDD password, select
Set HDD User
Password
and do as follows:
•
To change the HDD user password, type the current password in the
Enter Current Password
field. Then type the new password in the
Enter
New Password
field, and retype it to verify it in the
Confirm New
Password
field.
•
To remove the HDD user password, type the current password in the
Enter Current Password
field. Then leave the
Enter New Password
field
blank, and press the Enter key twice.
To change or remove the
User + Master
HDD password, do as follows:
•
To change the HDD user password, select
Set HDD User Password
and
type the current HDD user password in the
Enter Current Password
field. Then type the new password in the
Enter New Password
field, and
retype it to verify it in the
Confirm New Password
field.
•
To change the HDD master password, select
Set HDD Master Password
and type the current HDD master password in the
Enter Current
Password
field. Then type the new password in the
Enter New
Password
field, and retype it to verify it in the
Confirm New Password
field.
•
To remove the HDD password, select
Set HDD Master Password
and
type the current HDD master password in the
Enter Current Password
field. Then leave the
Enter New Password
field blank, and press the
Enter key twice. Both HDD user and master passwords will be removed.
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