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Starting BIOS Setup Utility Note: If you need to restore the settings to their original state as of the time of purchase, press F9 key to load the default settings. You can also select an option in the Restart submenu to load the default settings or discard the changes. 9. Select Restart; then press Enter. Move the cursor to the option you want for restarting your computer; then press Enter. Your computer restarts. Using the Passphrase function On some models, you can use the Passphrase function. When this function is enabled, you can set a power-on password, hard disk passwords, and a supervisor password, each containing up to 64 characters. To find out whether this function is available on your ThinkPad computer, use the BIOS Setup Utility as follows: Note: Before enabling or disabling the Passphrase function, remove all the passwords. If any password is set, you cannot enable or disable the function. 1. Turn your computer off, and then turn it on again. 2. While the ″To interrupt normal startup, press the blue Access IBM button″ message is displayed at the lower left of the screen, press the Access IBM button. 3. Double-click Start setup utility. The BIOS Setup Utility screen opens. 4. Select Security, using the cursor directional keys to move down the menu. 5. Select Password. If "Using Passphrase" item is displayed in the menu, this function is available on your ThinkPad computer. 6. To enable the Passphrase function, select Enabled. A warning message is displayed, saying that if the Passphrase function is enabled, your computer will have only limited interoperability with any computers that are not compatible with computers that do not have that function. 7. Select Yes. 8. Press F10 to exit. 9. In the Setup Confirmation window, select Yes. Setting a power-on password, hard disk passwords, and a supervisor password If you enable the Passphrase function, you can set a password containing 64 characters. To set a password, you can use alphanumeric character keys and the spacebar. 34 ThinkPad® X30 Series Service and Troubleshooting Guide

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Note:
If
you
need
to
restore
the
settings
to
their
original
state
as
of
the
time
of
purchase,
press
F9
key
to
load
the
default
settings.
You
can
also
select
an
option
in
the
Restart
submenu
to
load
the
default
settings
or
discard
the
changes.
9.
Select
Restart;
then
press
Enter.
Move
the
cursor
to
the
option
you
want
for
restarting
your
computer;
then
press
Enter.
Your
computer
restarts.
Using
the
Passphrase
function
On
some
models,
you
can
use
the
Passphrase
function.
When
this
function
is
enabled,
you
can
set
a
power-on
password,
hard
disk
passwords,
and
a
supervisor
password,
each
containing
up
to
64
characters.
To
find
out
whether
this
function
is
available
on
your
ThinkPad
computer,
use
the
BIOS
Setup
Utility
as
follows:
Note:
Before
enabling
or
disabling
the
Passphrase
function,
remove
all
the
passwords.
If
any
password
is
set,
you
cannot
enable
or
disable
the
function.
1.
Turn
your
computer
off,
and
then
turn
it
on
again.
2.
While
the
″
To
interrupt
normal
startup,
press
the
blue
Access
IBM
button
″
message
is
displayed
at
the
lower
left
of
the
screen,
press
the
Access
IBM
button.
3.
Double-click
Start
setup
utility
.
The
BIOS
Setup
Utility
screen
opens.
4.
Select
Security
,
using
the
cursor
directional
keys
to
move
down
the
menu.
5.
Select
Password
.
If
“Using
Passphrase”
item
is
displayed
in
the
menu,
this
function
is
available
on
your
ThinkPad
computer.
6.
To
enable
the
Passphrase
function,
select
Enabled
.
A
warning
message
is
displayed,
saying
that
if
the
Passphrase
function
is
enabled,
your
computer
will
have
only
limited
interoperability
with
any
computers
that
are
not
compatible
with
computers
that
do
not
have
that
function.
7.
Select
Yes
.
8.
Press
F10
to
exit.
9.
In
the
Setup
Confirmation
window,
select
Yes
.
Setting
a
power-on
password,
hard
disk
passwords,
and
a
supervisor
password
If
you
enable
the
Passphrase
function,
you
can
set
a
password
containing
64
characters.
To
set
a
password,
you
can
use
alphanumeric
character
keys
and
the
spacebar.
Starting
BIOS
Setup
Utility
34
ThinkPad
®
X30
Series
Service
and
Troubleshooting
Guide