Lenovo ThinkPad T500 Hardware Maintenance Manual - Page 44

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Note: To check whether the ThinkPad computer supports the Passphrase function, enter the BIOS Setup Utility and go to Security --> Password. If Using Passphrase item is displayed in the menu, this function is available on the ThinkPad computer. 3. Select Security, using the cursor directional keys to move down the menu. 4. Select Password. 5. Select Hard-disk x password, where x is the letter of the hard disk drive. A pop-up window opens. 6. Select Master HDP. 7. Type the current master HDP in the Enter Current Password field. then leave the Enter New Password field blank, and press Enter twice. 8. Press F10. 9. Select Yes in the Setup Configuration window. Both user HDP and master HDP will have been removed. 36 ThinkPad T500 and W500 (15.4-inch widescreen) Hardware Maintenance Manual

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Note:
To
check
whether
the
ThinkPad
computer
supports
the
Passphrase
function,
enter
the
BIOS
Setup
Utility
and
go
to
Security
-->
Password
.
If
Using
Passphrase
item
is
displayed
in
the
menu,
this
function
is
available
on
the
ThinkPad
computer.
3.
Select
Security
,
using
the
cursor
directional
keys
to
move
down
the
menu.
4.
Select
Password
.
5.
Select
Hard-disk
x
password
,
where
x
is
the
letter
of
the
hard
disk
drive.
A
pop-up
window
opens.
6.
Select
Master
HDP
.
7.
Type
the
current
master
HDP
in
the
Enter
Current
Password
field.
then
leave
the
Enter
New
Password
field
blank,
and
press
Enter
twice.
8.
Press
F10.
9.
Select
Yes
in
the
Setup
Configuration
window.
Both
user
HDP
and
master
HDP
will
have
been
removed.
36
ThinkPad
T500
and
W500
(15.4-inch
widescreen)
Hardware
Maintenance
Manual