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Related service information 4. Select Security, using the cursor keys to move down the menu. 5. Select Password. 6. Select Hard-disk x password, where x is the letter of the hard disk drive. A pop-up window opens. 7. Select Master HDP. 8. Enter the master HDP; then leave the New Password field blank and press Enter twice. 9. Press F10. 10. Select Yes in the Setup Configuration window. Both user HDP and master HDP will have been removed. For T42/T42p series: 1. Turn on the computer; then, while the "To interrupt normal startup, press the blue Access IBM button" message is displayed at the lower-left of the screen, press the Access IBM button. The Rescue and Recovery screen opens. For models supporting the Passphrase function, press F1 while HDP icon is appearing on the screen; then enter the master HDP. For the other models, enter the master HDP. Note: To check whether the ThinkPad computer supports the Passphrase function, enter BIOS Setup Utility and go to Security --> Password. If Using Passphrase item is displayed in the menu, this function is available on the ThinkPad computer. 2. Click Access BIOS. The system Restart Required window is displayed. 3. Click Yes. The computer restarts, and the BIOS Setup Utility screen opens. 4. Select Security, using the cursor directional keys to move down the menu. 5. Select Password. 6. Select Hard-disk x password, where x is the letter of the hard disk drive. A pop-up window opens. 7. Select Master HDP. 8. Type the current master HDP in the Enter Current Password field. then leave the Enter New Password field blank, and press Enter twice. 9. Press F10. 10. Select Yes in the Setup Configuration window. Both user HDP and master HDP will have been removed. General descriptions 31

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4.
Select
Security
,
using
the
cursor
keys
to
move
down
the
menu.
5.
Select
Password
.
6.
Select
Hard-disk
x
password
,
where
x
is
the
letter
of
the
hard
disk
drive.
A
pop-up
window
opens.
7.
Select
Master
HDP
.
8.
Enter
the
master
HDP;
then
leave
the
New
Password
field
blank
and
press
Enter
twice.
9.
Press
F10.
10.
Select
Yes
in
the
Setup
Configuration
window.
Both
user
HDP
and
master
HDP
will
have
been
removed.
For
T42/T42p
series:
1.
Turn
on
the
computer;
then,
while
the
“To
interrupt
normal
startup,
press
the
blue
Access
IBM
button”
message
is
displayed
at
the
lower-left
of
the
screen,
press
the
Access
IBM
button.
The
Rescue
and
Recovery
screen
opens.
For
models
supporting
the
Passphrase
function,
press
F1
while
HDP
icon
is
appearing
on
the
screen;
then
enter
the
master
HDP.
For
the
other
models,
enter
the
master
HDP.
Note:
To
check
whether
the
ThinkPad
computer
supports
the
Passphrase
function,
enter
BIOS
Setup
Utility
and
go
to
Security
-->
Password
.
If
Using
Passphrase
item
is
displayed
in
the
menu,
this
function
is
available
on
the
ThinkPad
computer.
2.
Click
Access
BIOS
.
The
system
Restart
Required
window
is
displayed.
3.
Click
Yes
.
The
computer
restarts,
and
the
BIOS
Setup
Utility
screen
opens.
4.
Select
Security
,
using
the
cursor
directional
keys
to
move
down
the
menu.
5.
Select
Password
.
6.
Select
Hard-disk
x
password
,
where
x
is
the
letter
of
the
hard
disk
drive.
A
pop-up
window
opens.
7.
Select
Master
HDP
.
8.
Type
the
current
master
HDP
in
the
Enter
Current
Password
field.
then
leave
the
Enter
New
Password
field
blank,
and
press
Enter
twice.
9.
Press
F10.
10.
Select
Yes
in
the
Setup
Configuration
window.
Both
user
HDP
and
master
HDP
will
have
been
removed.
Related
service
information
General
descriptions
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