Lenovo B40-70 User Guide - Lenovo B40-xx, B50-xx, B50-30 Touch Notebook - Page 33

Troubleshooting, BIOS password problems, Sleep problems, Power-on self-test POST.

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Chapter 4. Troubleshooting BIOS password problems I forgot my password. • If you forget your user password, you must ask the system administrator to reset your user password. • If you forget your HDD password, a Lenovo authorized servicer cannot reset your password or recover data from the hard disk. You must take your computer to a Lenovo authorized servicer or a marketing representative to have the hard disk drive replaced. Proof of purchase is required, and a fee will be charged for parts and service. • If you forget your Supervisor password, a Lenovo authorized servicer cannot reset your password. You must take your computer to a Lenovo authorized servicer or a marketing representative to have the system board replaced. Proof of purchase is required, and a fee will be charged for parts and service. Sleep problems The critical low-battery error message appears, and the computer immediately turns off. • The battery power is getting low. Connect the AC power adapter to the computer, or replace the battery with a fully charged one. The computer enters sleep mode immediately after Power-on self-test (POST). • Make sure that: ‐ The battery is charged. ‐ The operating temperature is within the acceptable range. See "Chapter 2. Use and care Information" in the Lenovo Safety and General Information Guide. Note: If the battery is charged and the temperature is within an acceptable range, have the computer serviced. The computer does not return from sleep mode, and the computer does not work. • If your computer is in sleep mode, connect the AC power adapter to the computer and then press the Fn key or the power button. • If the system still does not return from sleep mode, stops responding, or cannot be turned off, reset the computer. Unsaved data may be lost. To reset the computer, press and hold the power button for 4 seconds or more. 27

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Chapter 4. Troubleshooting
27
BIOS password problems
I forgot my password.
• If
 
you
 
forget
 
your
 
user
 
password,
 
you
 
must
 
ask
 
the
 
system
 
administrator
 
to
 
reset
 
your
 
user
 
password.
• If
 
you
 
forget
 
your
 
HDD
 
password,
 
a
 
Lenovo
 
authorized
 
servicer
 
cannot
 
reset
 
your
 
password
 
or
 
recover
 
data
 
from
 
the
 
hard
 
disk.
 
You
 
must
 
take
 
your
 
computer
 
to
 
a
 
Lenovo
 
authorized
 
servicer
 
or
 
a
 
marketing
 
representative
 
to
 
have
 
the
 
hard
 
disk
 
drive
 
replaced.
 
Proof
 
of
 
purchase
 
is
 
required,
 
and
 
a
 
fee
 
will
 
be
 
charged
 
for
 
parts
 
and
 
service.
• If
 
you
 
forget
 
your
 
Supervisor
 
password,
 
a
 
Lenovo
 
authorized
 
servicer
 
cannot
 
reset
 
your
 
password.
 
You
 
must
 
take
 
your
 
computer
 
to
 
a
 
Lenovo
 
authorized
 
servicer
 
or
 
a
 
marketing
 
representative
 
to
 
have
 
the
 
system
 
board
 
replaced.
 
Proof
 
of
 
purchase
 
is
 
required,
 
and
 
a
 
fee
 
will
 
be
 
charged
 
for
 
parts
 
and
 
service.
Sleep problems
The critical low-battery error
message appears, and the
computer immediately turns
off.
• The
 
battery
 
power
 
is
 
getting
 
low.
 
Connect
 
the
 
AC
 
power
 
adapter
 
to
 
the
 
computer,
 
or
 
replace
 
the
 
battery
 
with
 
a
 
fully
 
charged
 
one.
The computer enters sleep
mode immediately after
Power-on self-test (POST).
• Make
 
sure
 
that:
 
The
 
battery
 
is
 
charged.
The
 
operating
 
temperature
 
is
 
within
 
the
 
acceptable
 
range.
 
See
 
“Chapter
 
2.
 
Use
 
and
 
care
 
Information”
 
in
 
the
 
Lenovo
 
Safety
 
and
 
General
 
Information
 
Guide
.
Note:
 
If
 
the
 
battery
 
is
 
charged
 
and
 
the
 
temperature
 
is
 
within
 
an
 
acceptable
 
range,
 
have
 
the
 
computer
 
serviced.
The computer does not
return from sleep mode, and
the computer does not work.
• If
 
your
 
computer
 
is
 
in
 
sleep
 
mode,
 
connect
 
the
 
AC
 
power
 
adapter
 
to
 
the
 
computer
 
and
 
then
 
press
 
the
 
Fn
 
key
 
or
 
the
 
power
 
button.
• If
 
the
 
system
 
still
 
does
 
not
 
return
 
from
 
sleep
 
mode,
 
stops
 
responding,
 
or
 
cannot
 
be
 
turned
 
off,
 
reset
 
the
 
computer.
 
Unsaved
 
data
 
may
 
be
 
lost.
 
To
 
reset
 
the
 
computer,
 
press
 
and
 
hold
 
the
 
power
 
button
 
for
 
4
 
seconds
 
or
 
more.