Lenovo S9e Laptop User Guide - IdeaPad S9e and S10e - Page 28

Supervisor, Password, Security, Password, Enter, Confirm

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Once an HDD password is set, you need to enter it to get access to the hard disk. You can set the HDD password through Set Hard Disk Passwords in the BIOS Setup Utility. Note: If you set passwords through the BIOS Setup Utility and put your computer into standby mode by pressing Fn + F1, the following describes the behavior of the computer when you bring it out of standby mode: v You are prompted to enter the Windows log-on password rather than the User password to resume operation. v If an HDD password is assigned to any hard disk drive, the hard disk drive is unlocked automatically when you resume operation. To set a Supervisor Password: Only a system administrator is able to perform this procedure. 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 Supervisor Password, and press Enter. The Set Supervisor Password window opens. 4. Choose your Supervisor 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. 20 Lenovo® IdeaPad™ S9e and S10e User Guide

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Once
an
HDD
password
is
set,
you
need
to
enter
it
to
get
access
to
the
hard
disk.
You
can
set
the
HDD
password
through
Set
Hard
Disk
Passwords
in
the
BIOS
Setup
Utility.
Note:
If
you
set
passwords
through
the
BIOS
Setup
Utility
and
put
your
computer
into
standby
mode
by
pressing
Fn
+
F1
,
the
following
describes
the
behavior
of
the
computer
when
you
bring
it
out
of
standby
mode:
v
You
are
prompted
to
enter
the
Windows
log-on
password
rather
than
the
User
password
to
resume
operation.
v
If
an
HDD
password
is
assigned
to
any
hard
disk
drive,
the
hard
disk
drive
is
unlocked
automatically
when
you
resume
operation.
To
set
a
Supervisor
Password:
Only
a
system
administrator
is
able
to
perform
this
procedure.
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
Supervisor
Password
,
and
press
Enter
.
The
Set
Supervisor
Password
window
opens.
4.
Choose
your
Supervisor
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.
20
Lenovo
®
IdeaPad
S9e
and
S10e
User
Guide