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Related service information Supervisor password: A supervisor password (SVP) protects the system information stored in the BIOS Setup Utility. The SVP must be entered in order to get access to the BIOS Setup Utility and make changes to system configuration settings. Attention: If the SVP has been forgotten and cannot be made available to the servicer, there is no service procedure to reset the password. The system board must be replaced for a scheduled fee. How to remove the power-on password To remove a POP that you have forgotten, do the following: (A) If no SVP has been set: 1. Turn off the computer. 2. Remove the battery pack. For how to remove the battery pack, see "1010 Battery pack" on page 76. 3. Remove the backup battery. For how to remove the backup battery, see "1050 Backup battery" on page 81. 4. Turn on the computer and wait until the POST ends. After the POST ends, the password prompt does not appear. The POP has been removed. 5. Reinstall the backup battery and the battery pack. (B) If an SVP has been set and is known by the servicer: For X30 series: 1. Turn on the computer, and press F1 when three messages (F1, F11, and F12) appear on the screen. 2. Enter the SVP. The BIOS Setup Utility menu appears. 3. Select Password, using the cursor keys to move down the menu. 4. Select Power-On Password. 5. At the Enter Current Password field, enter the SVP. 6. When the Enter New Password field opens, leave it blank and press Enter twice. 7. In the Changes have been saved window, press Enter. 8. Press F10; then, in the Setup confirmation window, select Yes . For MT2672-2xx, 8xx, 9xx, Axx, Bxx, Cxx, Dxx, Exx, Fxx, Gxx, Hxx, Jxx, Kxx, Lxx, Nxx, Pxx, Qxx, Rxx, MT2673-Cxx, Nxx, Pxx, MT2884-2xx, Bxx, Cxx, Gxx, General descriptions 33

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Supervisor
password:
A
supervisor
password
(SVP)
protects
the
system
information
stored
in
the
BIOS
Setup
Utility.
The
SVP
must
be
entered
in
order
to
get
access
to
the
BIOS
Setup
Utility
and
make
changes
to
system
configuration
settings.
Attention:
If
the
SVP
has
been
forgotten
and
cannot
be
made
available
to
the
servicer,
there
is
no
service
procedure
to
reset
the
password.
The
system
board
must
be
replaced
for
a
scheduled
fee.
How
to
remove
the
power-on
password
To
remove
a
POP
that
you
have
forgotten,
do
the
following:
(A)
If
no
SVP
has
been
set:
1.
Turn
off
the
computer.
2.
Remove
the
battery
pack.
For
how
to
remove
the
battery
pack,
see
“1010
Battery
pack”
on
page
76.
3.
Remove
the
backup
battery.
For
how
to
remove
the
backup
battery,
see
“1050
Backup
battery”
on
page
81.
4.
Turn
on
the
computer
and
wait
until
the
POST
ends.
After
the
POST
ends,
the
password
prompt
does
not
appear.
The
POP
has
been
removed.
5.
Reinstall
the
backup
battery
and
the
battery
pack.
(B)
If
an
SVP
has
been
set
and
is
known
by
the
servicer:
For
X30
series:
1.
Turn
on
the
computer,
and
press
F1
when
three
messages
(F1,
F11,
and
F12)
appear
on
the
screen.
2.
Enter
the
SVP.
The
BIOS
Setup
Utility
menu
appears.
3.
Select
Password
,
using
the
cursor
keys
to
move
down
the
menu.
4.
Select
Power-On
Password
.
5.
At
the
Enter
Current
Password
field,
enter
the
SVP.
6.
When
the
Enter
New
Password
field
opens,
leave
it
blank
and
press
Enter
twice.
7.
In
the
Changes
have
been
saved
window,
press
Enter.
8.
Press
F10;
then,
in
the
Setup
confirmation
window,
select
Yes
.
For
MT2672-2xx,
8xx,
9xx,
Axx,
Bxx,
Cxx,
Dxx,
Exx,
Fxx,
Gxx,
Hxx,
Jxx,
Kxx,
Lxx,
Nxx,
Pxx,
Qxx,
Rxx,
MT2673-Cxx,
Nxx,
Pxx,
MT2884-2xx,
Bxx,
Cxx,
Gxx,
Related
service
information
General
descriptions
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