Lenovo ThinkPad 600X TP 600X User's Reference - Page 116

Using Passwords Using passwords The password-setting feature helps to prevent your computer from being used by others. After you have set a password, a prompt appears on the screen each time you power on the computer. You must enter your password at the prompt. You cannot use the computer unless you type the correct password. You can set the following passwords on your computer: Power-on password Set the power-on password to protect your computer from being used by another person. The power-on password is required both when the computer starts up and when it resumes from suspend mode. Hard-disk-drive password The hard-disk-drive password provides an extra measure of security. Even if you set a power-on password, another user can remove the hard disk drive from your computer and put it in a different computer to access your data. If you set a hard-disk-drive password, however, another person cannot access the data on your hard disk without knowing the password. A hard-disk-drive password provides the following security features: - You need to type the hard-disk-drive password at startup. - If the hard disk drive is moved to another computer, the hard-disk-drive password must be typed at startup. Therefore, unauthorized users cannot access your hard disk even if the drive is removed from the computer. - If you have not set a supervisor password, the hard-disk-drive password is required when the computer resumes from suspend mode. - If you select the Prompt for password when computer goes off standby check box in the "Power Management Properties" window, you are required to use the Windows 98 logon password to resume from suspend mode. 94 IBM ThinkPad 600X User's Reference