Lenovo ThinkPad i Series 1124 ThinkPad 240 User's Reference that shipped with - Page 86

Setting a password, Password, Enter, Set Power On Password, Set HDD Password, Set Supervisor Password

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Using passwords Setting a password To set a Power On, Hard Disk, or Supervisor password, do the following: 1. Restart the computer. 2. When the IBM logo is displayed, press F1 to enter the BIOS Setup Utility. 3. Select Password and press Enter. The "Password" submenu appears: IBM BIOS Setup Utility Password Item Specific Help Set Power on Password Set HDD Password Set Supervisor Password [Enter] [Enter] [Enter] F1 Help Select Item Space/- Change Values F9 Setup Defaults F3/Esc Exit Select Menu Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit Set Power On Password Selecting this displays a window for setting the power-on password. Set HDD Password Selecting this displays a window for setting the hard disk password. Set Supervisor Password Selecting this displays a window for setting the supervisor password. 4. Select the type of password you want to set, and press Enter. The "Set Password" window appears. 5. Type your desired password and press Enter. Note: You can type a maximum of seven random characters using a combination of letters (A to Z) and numbers (0 to 74 ThinkPad 240 User's Reference

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Using passwords
Setting a password
To set a Power On, Hard Disk, or Supervisor password, do the
following:
1. Restart the computer.
2. When the IBM logo is displayed, press
F1
to enter the BIOS
Setup Utility.
3. Select
Password
and press
Enter
. The "Password" submenu
appears:
IBM BIOS Setup Utility
Password
Item Specific Help
Set Power on Password
Set HDD Password
Set Supervisor Password
[Enter]
[Enter]
[Enter]
F1
Help
Select Item
Space/-
Change Values
F9
Setup Defaults
F3/Esc
Exit
Select Menu
Enter
Select
Sub-Menu
F10
Save and Exit
±
Set Power On Password
Selecting this displays a window
for setting the power-on password.
±
Set HDD Password
Selecting this displays a window for
setting the hard disk password.
±
Set Supervisor Password
Selecting this displays a window
for setting the supervisor password.
4. Select the type of password you want to set, and press
Enter
.
The "Set Password" window appears.
5. Type your desired password and press
Enter
.
Note:
You can type a maximum of seven random characters
using a combination of letters (
A
to
Z
) and numbers (
0
to
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ThinkPad 240 User's Reference