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Creating a Recovery Repair diskette The Recovery Repair diskette is used to recover the prompt that is needed to access the Product Recovery program, if the prompt does not appear. Make a Recovery Repair diskette and save it for future use. To make a Recovery Repair diskette: 1. Shut down and turn off the computer. 2. Attach the external diskette drive to the computer. 3. At the prompt, press F11. (The option to press F11 appears for only a few seconds. You must press F11 quickly.) The Product Recovery program main menu appears. 4. If you are using Windows 2000 Professional, you will be prompted to select the appropriate operating system setting. This menu does not appear for Windows 98 SE. 5. Select System Utilities from the main menu. Press Enter. 6. Select Create a Recovery Repair diskette. Press Enter. 7. Follow the on-screen instructions. 8. When the process is completed, label the diskette as the Recovery Repair diskette and save it for future use. To use the Recovery Repair diskette: 1. Shut down and turn off the computer. 2. Attach the external diskette drive to the computer. 3. Insert the Recovery Repair diskette into the drive; then turn on the computer. 4. Follow the on-screen instructions. Passwords As many as three passwords may be set for any ThinkPad computer: the power-on password (POP), the hard disk password (HDP), and the supervisor password (SVP). When the power-on password, the hard disk password, or the supervisor password is used, a password prompt appears on the screen whenever the computer is turned on. The computer does not start until the password is entered. Power-on password: A power-on password (POP) protects the system from being powered on by an unauthorized person. The password must be entered before an operating system can be booted. Hard disk password: There are two hard-disk passwords (HDPs): 26 ThinkPad X20, X21, X22, X23, X24

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Creating a Recovery Repair diskette
The Recovery Repair diskette is used to recover the
prompt that is needed to access the Product Recovery
program, if the prompt does not appear. Make a Recovery
Repair diskette and save it for future use.
To make a Recovery Repair diskette:
1.
Shut down and turn off the computer.
2.
Attach the external diskette drive to the computer.
3.
At the prompt, press
F11
. (The option to press
F11
appears for only a few seconds. You must press
F11
quickly.) The Product Recovery program main menu
appears.
4.
If you are using Windows 2000 Professional, you will
be prompted to select the appropriate operating system
setting. This menu does not appear for Windows 98
SE.
5.
Select System Utilities from the main menu. Press
Enter
.
6.
Select Create a Recovery Repair diskette. Press
Enter
.
7.
Follow the on-screen instructions.
8.
When the process is completed, label the diskette as
the Recovery Repair diskette and save it for future use.
To use the Recovery Repair diskette:
1.
Shut down and turn off the computer.
2.
Attach the external diskette drive to the computer.
3.
Insert the Recovery Repair diskette into the drive; then
turn on the computer.
4.
Follow the on-screen instructions.
Passwords
As many as three passwords may be set for any ThinkPad
computer: the power-on password (POP), the hard disk
password (HDP), and the supervisor password (SVP).
When the power-on password, the hard disk password, or
the supervisor password is used, a password prompt
appears on the screen whenever the computer is turned
on. The computer does not start until the password is
entered.
Power-on password:
A power-on password (POP)
protects the system from being powered on by an
unauthorized person. The password must be entered
before an operating system can be booted.
Hard disk password:
There are two hard-disk passwords
(HDPs):
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