Lenovo S10e Laptop User Guide - Page 33

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2. Select Enter Current Password and type in the correct password, and press Enter thrice. Note: Make sure the Password on boot is set to Enabled if you need the password protection at power on. To set a User Password: 1. Turn on your computer. When the Lenovo logo and "Press to Setup" come up, immediately press F2 to enter the BIOS Setup Utility . 2. Select Security, using the cursor directional keys. 3. Select Set User Password, and press Enter. The Set User Password window opens. 4. Choose your user password, which can be from one to eight alphanumeric characters in any combination. Type it in the Enter New Password field. 5. Press Enter once to move to the Confirm New Password field. Retype the password you just entered to verify it. 6. Commit your password to memory, and press Enter. 7. Press F10 to exit. 8. Select Yes in the Setup Confirmation window. Note: You can set the User Password only when the Supervisor Password has been set. Changing or Removing the User Password To change the password, do the following: 1. Select Set User Password, and press Enter. The Set User Password window opens. Chapter 2. Using your computer 25

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2.
Select
Enter
Current
Password
and
type
in
the
correct
password,
and
press
Enter
thrice.
Note:
Make
sure
the
Password
on
boot
is
set
to
Enabled
if
you
need
the
password
protection
at
power
on.
To
set
a
User
Password:
1.
Turn
on
your
computer.
When
the
Lenovo
logo
and
“Press
<F2>
to
Setup”
come
up,
immediately
press
F2
to
enter
the
BIOS
Setup
Utility
.
2.
Select
Security
,
using
the
cursor
directional
keys.
3.
Select
Set
User
Password
,
and
press
Enter
.
The
Set
User
Password
window
opens.
4.
Choose
your
user
password,
which
can
be
from
one
to
eight
alphanumeric
characters
in
any
combination.
Type
it
in
the
Enter
New
Password
field.
5.
Press
Enter
once
to
move
to
the
Confirm
New
Password
field.
Retype
the
password
you
just
entered
to
verify
it.
6.
Commit
your
password
to
memory,
and
press
Enter
.
7.
Press
F10
to
exit.
8.
Select
Yes
in
the
Setup
Confirmation
window.
Note:
You
can
set
the
User
Password
only
when
the
Supervisor
Password
has
been
set.
Changing
or
Removing
the
User
Password
To
change
the
password,
do
the
following:
1.
Select
Set
User
Password
,
and
press
Enter
.
The
Set
User
Password
window
opens.
Chapter
2.
Using
your
computer
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