Lenovo ThinkCentre A52 User Manual - Page 61

Attention Make sure that the IDE Drive Master password is stored in a safe place. If both the IDE Drive User password and the IDE Drive Master password are lost or forgotten, the IDE hard disk drive must be replaced. If both the IDE Drive User Password and the IDE Drive Master Password are to be set, the IDE Drive Master Password must be set before setting the IDE Drive User Password. Setting, changing, and deleting a password To set, change, or delete a password, do the following: Note: A password can be any combination of up to seven characters (A- Z, a-z, and 0-9). 1. Start the Setup Utility program (see "Starting the Setup Utility program" on page 53). 2. From the Setup Utility program menu, select Security. 3. Select Set Passwords. Read the information displayed on the right side of the screen. Using Security Profile by Device Security Profile by Device is used to enable or disable user access to the following devices: IDE controller Diskette Drive Access Diskette Write Protect When this feature is set to Disable, all devices connected to the IDE controller (such as hard disk drives or the CD-ROM drive) are disabled and will not be displayed in the system configuration. When this feature is set to Disable, the diskette drive cannot be accessed. When this feature is set to Enable, all diskettes are treated as if they are write-protected. To set Security Profile by Device, do the following: 1. Start the Setup Utility program (see "Starting the Setup Utility program" on page 53). 2. From the Setup Utility program menu, select Security. 3. Select Security Profile by Device. 4. Select the desired devices and settings and press Enter. 5. Return to the Setup Utility program menu, select Exit, and then Save Settings or Save and exit the Setup Utility. Note: If you do not want to save the settings, select Exit the Setup Utility without saving. Chapter 6. Using the Setup Utility 55