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Related service information 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: 1. Turn on the computer; then, while the "To interrupt normal startup, press F1" message is displayed at the lower-left of the screen, press F1. 2. Enter the SVP. Select Start setup utility. 3. Select Security, using the cursor keys to move down the menu. 4. Select Password. 5. Select Power-On Password. 6. At the Enter Current Password field, enter the SVP. 7. When the Enter New Password field opens, leave it blank and press Enter twice. 8. In the Changes have been saved window, press Enter. 9. Press F10; then, in the Setup confirmation window, select Yes. How to remove the hard disk password Attention: If User only mode is selected and the user HDP has been forgotten and cannot be made available to the neither Lenovo nor Lenovo authorized servicers provide any services to reset the user HDPs or to recover data from the hard disk drive. The hard disk drive can be replaced for a scheduled fee. To remove a user HDP that has been forgotten, when the SVP and the master HDP are known, do the following: 1. Turn on the computer; then, 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. 2. Enter Master HDP. Select Start setup utility. Enter SVP. 3. Select Security, using the cursor 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. Enter the master HDP; then leave the New Password field blank and press Enter twice. 8. Press F10. 9. Select Yes in the Setup Configuration window. 32 ThinkPad G40, G41

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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:
1.
Turn
on
the
computer;
then,
while
the
“To
interrupt
normal
startup,
press
F1”
message
is
displayed
at
the
lower-left
of
the
screen,
press
F1.
2.
Enter
the
SVP.
Select
Start
setup
utility
.
3.
Select
Security
,
using
the
cursor
keys
to
move
down
the
menu.
4.
Select
Password
.
5.
Select
Power-On
Password
.
6.
At
the
Enter
Current
Password
field,
enter
the
SVP.
7.
When
the
Enter
New
Password
field
opens,
leave
it
blank
and
press
Enter
twice.
8.
In
the
Changes
have
been
saved
window,
press
Enter.
9.
Press
F10;
then,
in
the
Setup
confirmation
window,
select
Yes
.
How
to
remove
the
hard
disk
password
Attention:
If
User
only
mode
is
selected
and
the
user
HDP
has
been
forgotten
and
cannot
be
made
available
to
the
neither
Lenovo
nor
Lenovo
authorized
servicers
provide
any
services
to
reset
the
user
HDPs
or
to
recover
data
from
the
hard
disk
drive.
The
hard
disk
drive
can
be
replaced
for
a
scheduled
fee.
To
remove
a
user
HDP
that
has
been
forgotten,
when
the
SVP
and
the
master
HDP
are
known,
do
the
following:
1.
Turn
on
the
computer;
then,
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.
2.
Enter
Master
HDP.
Select
Start
setup
utility
.
Enter
SVP.
3.
Select
Security
,
using
the
cursor
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.
Enter
the
master
HDP;
then
leave
the
New
Password
field
blank
and
press
Enter
twice.
8.
Press
F10.
9.
Select
Yes
in
the
Setup
Configuration
window.
Related
service
information
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ThinkPad
G40,
G41