Lenovo U110 U110 User's Guide V1.0 - Page 49

Security, Hard Disk Security Setting, Enter, Set Master and User Passwords, Set New

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Chapter 2. Using Your Computer Hard Disk Passwords Two types of the hard disk passwords help protect the information stored on the hard disk: ƒ Hard disk master password ƒ Hard disk user password, which requires a hard disk master password You need to set a master password and a user password both as the Hard Disk Password. Either of the passwords can be used to get access to the Hard disk. Any change or removal to the master password deletes the user password. To set a hard disk password: To set a hard disk password, do the following. 1 Turn on your computer. Press F2, while the initial screen is displayed. The BIOS Setup Utility screen opens. 2 Select Security, using the cursor directional keys. 3 Select Hard Disk Security Setting, and press the Enter key. The Hard Disk Security screen opens. 4 Select Set Master and User Passwords, and press the Enter key. The Set Master and User Passwords window opens. 5 Choose an HDD master password, which can be from one to eight alphanumeric characters in any combination. Type it in the Set New Hard Disk Master Password field. 38

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Chapter 2. Using Your Computer
38
Hard Disk Passwords
Two types of the hard disk passwords help protect the information stored on
the hard disk:
Hard disk master password
Hard disk user password, which requires a hard disk master password
You need to set a master password and a user password both as the Hard Disk
Password. Either of the passwords can be used to get access to the Hard disk.
Any change or removal to the master password deletes the user password.
To set a hard disk password:
To set a hard disk password, do the following.
1
Turn on your computer. Press
F2
, while the initial screen is displayed.
The BIOS Setup Utility screen opens.
2
Select
Security
, using the cursor directional keys.
3
Select
Hard Disk Security Setting
, and press the
Enter
key. The Hard
Disk Security screen opens.
4
Select
Set Master and User Passwords
, and press the
Enter
key. The
Set Master and User Passwords window opens.
5
Choose an HDD master password, which can be from one to eight
alphanumeric characters in any combination. Type it in the
Set New
Hard Disk Master Password
field.