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Lenovo 3000 N500 UG V1.0_en.book Page 26 Monday, September 1, 2008 9:44 AM Chapter 2. Using Your Computer Changing or Removing the Supervisor Password To change the password, do the following: 1 Select Set Supervisor Password, and press the Enter key. The Set Supervisor Password window opens. 2 Choose your Supervisor password, which can be from one to eight alphanumeric characters in any combination. Select Enter Current Password and type in the correct password. Then press the Enter key once to move to the Enter New Password field, type in a new supervisor password. 3 Press the Enter key once to move to the Confirm New Password field. Retype the password you just entered to verify it. 4 Commit your password to memory, and press the Enter key. To remove password, do the following: 1 Select Set Supervisor Password, and press the Enter key. 2 Select Enter Current Password and type in the correct password, and finally press the Enter key thrice. Note: Make sure Password on boot is set to Enabled if you desire password protection at power on. 26

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Chapter 2. Using Your Computer
Changing or Removing the Supervisor Password
To change the password, do the following:
1
Select
Set Supervisor Password
, and press the
Enter
key. The Set
Supervisor Password window opens.
2
Choose your Supervisor password, which can be from one to eight
alphanumeric characters in any combination. Select
Enter Current
Password
and type in the correct password. Then press the
Enter
key
once to move to the
Enter New Password
field, type in a new
supervisor password.
3
Press the
Enter
key once to move to the
Confirm New Password
field.
Retype the password you just entered to verify it.
4
Commit your password to memory, and press the
Enter
key.
To remove password, do the following:
1
Select
Set Supervisor Password
, and press the
Enter
key.
2
Select
Enter Current Password
and type in the correct password, and
finally press the
Enter
key thrice.
Note:
Make sure
Password on boot
is set to
Enabled
if you desire password
protection at power on.
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