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Troubleshooting, BIOS password problems, Sleep problems

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Chapter 6. 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 administrator 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 adapter to the computer. 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" of Lenovo Safety and General Information Guide. Note: If the battery is charged and the temperature is within range, have the computer serviced. 35

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Chapter 6. Troubleshooting
35
BIOS password problems
I forgot my password.
If yo
u
for
g
e
t
yo
u
r
u
ser password, yo
u
m
u
s
t
ask
t
he
sys
t
em adm
ini
s
t
ra
t
or
t
o rese
t
yo
u
r
u
ser password.
If yo
u
for
g
e
t
yo
u
r HDD password, a Le
n
ovo
a
ut
hor
i
zed serv
i
cer ca
nn
o
t
rese
t
yo
u
r password or
recover da
t
a from
t
he hard d
i
sk. Yo
u
m
u
s
t
t
ake yo
u
r
comp
ut
er
t
o a Le
n
ovo a
ut
hor
i
zed serv
i
cer or a
marke
ting
represe
nt
a
ti
ve
t
o have
t
he hard d
i
sk dr
i
ve
replaced. Proof of p
u
rchase
i
s req
ui
red, a
n
d a fee w
i
ll
be char
g
ed for par
t
s a
n
d serv
i
ce.
If yo
u
for
g
e
t
yo
u
r adm
ini
s
t
ra
t
or password, a Le
n
ovo
a
ut
hor
i
zed serv
i
cer ca
nn
o
t
rese
t
yo
u
r password. Yo
u
m
u
s
t
t
ake yo
u
r comp
ut
er
t
o a Le
n
ovo a
ut
hor
i
zed
serv
i
cer or a marke
ting
represe
nt
a
ti
ve
t
o have
t
he
sys
t
em board replaced. Proof of p
u
rchase
i
s req
ui
red,
a
n
d a fee w
i
ll be char
g
ed for par
t
s a
n
d serv
i
ce.
Sleep problems
The critical low-battery error
message appears, and the
computer immediately turns
off.
The ba
tt
ery power
i
s
g
e
tting
low. Co
nn
ec
t
t
he AC
adap
t
er
t
o
t
he comp
ut
er.
The computer enters
sleep mode
immediately after Power-on
self-test (POST).
Make s
u
re
t
ha
t
:
- The ba
tt
ery
i
s char
g
ed.
- The opera
ting
t
empera
tu
re
i
s w
it
h
in
t
he accep
t
able
ra
ng
e.
S
ee “Chap
t
er 2. Use a
n
d care I
n
forma
ti
o
n
” of
Lenovo Safety and General Information Guide
.
Note:
If
t
he ba
tt
ery
i
s char
g
ed a
n
d
t
he
t
empera
tu
re
i
s w
it
h
in
ra
ng
e, have
t
he comp
ut
er serv
i
ced.