Lenovo ThinkPad 600X TP 600E User's Reference - Page 108

Using Passwords Using Passwords The password-setting feature helps to prevent your computer from being used by others. Once you set a password, a prompt appears on the screen each time you power on the computer. You must enter your password at the prompt. You cannot use the computer unless you type the correct password. You can set the following passwords on your computer: Power-on password Set the power-on password to protect your computer from use by another person. The power-on password is required both at startup and when resuming from suspend mode. Hard-disk-drive password The hard-disk-drive password provides an extra measure of security. Even if you set a power-on password, another user can remove the hard disk drive in your computer and put it in a different computer to access your data. If you set a hard-disk-drive password, however, another person cannot access the data on your hard disk without knowing the password. A hard-disk-drive password provides the following security features: - You need to type the hard-disk-drive password at startup. - If the hard disk drive is moved to another computer, the hard-disk-drive password must be typed at startup. Therefore, unauthorized users cannot access your hard disk even if the drive is removed from the computer. - If you have not set a supervisor password, the hard-disk-drive password is required when the computer resumes from suspend mode. - If you put a check mark in the Prompt for password when computer goes off standby check box in the "Power Management Properties" window, you are required to use the Windows 98 logon password to resume from suspend mode. Supervisor password The supervisor password is a tool provided for the system administrator to control many ThinkPad computers. The supervisor password is set by the system administrator and it is not required for users. Users can start the computer without 94 IBM ThinkPad 600E User's Reference