Lenovo ThinkPad X40 User Manual - Page 43

Power, management - bios password

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Related service information message is displayed at the lower-left of the screen, press the Access IBM button. 2. 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. 3. Double-click Start setup utility. Enter SVP. 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. Power management To reduce power consumption, the computer has three power management modes: screen blank, standby, and hibernation. Notes v Screen blank mode is called standby mode in Windows 95 and Windows NT. v Standby mode is called suspend mode in Windows 95 and Windows NT. Screen blank mode Screen blank mode has three variants, as follows: 1. If you press Fn+F3, or the time set on the "LCD off timer" in BIOS Setup Utility expires, v The LCD backlight turns off. v The hard disk drive motor stops. v The speaker is muted. 2. If you are using the ACPI operating system and you press Fn+F3, General descriptions 39

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message
is
displayed
at
the
lower-left
of
the
screen,
press
the
Access
IBM
button.
2.
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.
3.
Double—click
Start
setup
utility
.
Enter
SVP.
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.
Power
management
To
reduce
power
consumption,
the
computer
has
three
power
management
modes:
screen
blank,
standby,
and
hibernation.
Notes
v
Screen
blank
mode
is
called
standby
mode
in
Windows
95
and
Windows
NT.
v
Standby
mode
is
called
suspend
mode
in
Windows
95
and
Windows
NT.
Screen
blank
mode
Screen
blank
mode
has
three
variants,
as
follows:
1.
If
you
press
Fn+F3,
or
the
time
set
on
the
“LCD
off
timer”
in
BIOS
Setup
Utility
expires,
v
The
LCD
backlight
turns
off.
v
The
hard
disk
drive
motor
stops.
v
The
speaker
is
muted.
2.
If
you
are
using
the
ACPI
operating
system
and
you
press
Fn+F3,
Related
service
information
General
descriptions
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