Lenovo ThinkPad 560E User's Guide for TP 560X - Page 73

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Protecting Your Computer Power-on Password with Supervisor Authority You can remove a power on password (even if you don't know it) if you know the supervisor password. 1. Power on the computer by pressing F1. The password prompt appears. 2. Enter the supervisor password. The "Easy-Setup" menu appears. 3. Select Password on the menu. 4. Select Power on on the menu. 5. Type the supervisor password; then press Spacebar. 6. Press Enter. The "Password Confirmation" submenu appears: 7. Press Enter again. 8. Click on Exit; then select Restart. Your computer restarts. The power-on password has been removed. Chapter 3. Protecting Your Computer 59

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Protecting Your Computer
Power-on Password with Supervisor Authority
You can remove a power on password (even if you don't know it)
if you know the supervisor password.
1.
Power on the computer by pressing
F1
.
The password prompt appears.
2.
Enter the supervisor password.
The “Easy-Setup” menu
appears.
3.
Select
Password
on the menu.
4.
Select
Power on
on the menu.
5.
Type the supervisor password; then press
Spacebar
.
6.
Press
Enter
.
The “Password Confirmation” submenu
appears:
7.
Press
Enter
again.
8.
Click on
Exit
; then select
Restart
.
Your computer restarts.
The power-on password has been removed.
Chapter 3.
Protecting Your Computer
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