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Lenovo 3000 N500 UG V1.0_en.book Page 25 Monday, September 1, 2008 9:44 AM Chapter 2. Using Your Computer ƒ Hard disk drive (HDD) password Once an HDD password is set, you will need to enter it in order to access the hard disk. You can set the HDD password with Set HDD user password in Security. To Set a Supervisor Password: Only a system administrator will be able to perform this procedure. 1 Turn on your computer. Press F2, while the initial screen is displayed. The BIOS Setup Utility screen opens. 2 Select Security, using the cursor directional keys. 3 Select Set Supervisor Password, and press the Enter key. The Set Supervisor Password window opens. 4 Choose your Supervisor password, which can be from one to eight alphanumeric characters in any combination. Type it in the Enter New Password field. 5 Press the Enter key once to move to the Confirm New Password field. Retype the password you just entered to verify it. 6 Commit your password to memory, and press the Enter key. 7 Press F10 to exit. 8 Select Yes in the Setup Confirmation window. 25

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Chapter 2. Using Your Computer
25
Hard disk drive (HDD) password
Once an HDD password is set, you will need to enter it in order to access
the hard disk. You can set the HDD password with
Set
HDD user
password
in
Security
.
To Set a Supervisor Password:
Only a system administrator will be able to perform this procedure.
1
Turn on your computer. Press
F2
, while the initial screen is displayed.
The BIOS Setup Utility screen opens.
2
Select
Security,
using the cursor directional keys.
3
Select
Set Supervisor Password
, and press the
Enter
key. The Set
Supervisor Password window opens.
4
Choose your Supervisor password, which can be from one to eight
alphanumeric characters in any combination. Type it in the
Enter New
Password
field.
5
Press the
Enter
key once to move to the
Confirm New Password
field.
Retype the password you just entered to verify it.
6
Commit your password to memory, and press the
Enter
key.
7
Press
F10
to exit.
8
Select
Yes
in the Setup Confirmation window.
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