System information

(A)IfnoSVPhasbeenset:
1.Turnoffthecomputer.
2.Removethebatterypack.Forhowtoremovethebatterypack,see“1010Batterypack”onpage58.
3.Removethebackupbattery.Forhowtoremovethebackupbattery,see“1110Backupbattery”on
page74.
4.TurnonthecomputerandwaituntilthePOSTends.AfterthePOSTends,thepasswordpromptdoes
notappear.ThePOPhasbeenremoved.
5.Reinstallthebackupbatteryandthebatterypack.
(B)IfanSVPhasbeensetandisknownbytheservicetechnician:
1.Turnonthecomputer.
2.WhentheThinkPadlogocomesup,immediatelypressF1toenterBIOSSetupUtility.Formodels
supportingthePassphrasefunction,pressF1whilethePOPiconisappearingonthescreen;thenenter
thePOP .Fortheothermodels,enterthePOP .
Note:TocheckwhethertheThinkPadNotebookyouareservicingsupportsthePassphrasefunction,
entertheBIOSSetupUtilityandgotoSecurity➙Password.IftheUsingPassphraseitemisdisplayed
inthemenu,thisfunctionisavailableontheThinkPadNotebook.
3.SelectSecurity,usingthecursordirectionalkeystomovedownthemenu.
4.SelectPassword.
5.SelectPower-OnPassword.
6.TypethecurrentSVPintheEnterCurrentPasswordeld,thenleavetheEnterNewPasswordeld
blankandpressEntertwice.
7.IntheChangeshavebeensavedwindow,pressEnter.
8.PressF10;then,intheSetupconrmationwindow,selectYes.
Howtoremovethehard-diskpassword
Attention:IfUseronlymodeisselectedandtheuserHDPhasbeenforgottenandcannotbemade
availabletotheservicetechnician,neitherLenovonorLenovoauthorizedservicetechniciansprovideany
servicestoresettheuserHDPsortorecoverdatafromtheharddiskdrive.Toputthesystembackto
operationalstatus,theonlyLenovoandLenovo-authorizedservicesolutionwouldbetoreplacethehard
diskdrivewithascheduledfee.
ToremoveauserHDPthathasbeenforgotten,whentheSVPandthemasterHDPareknown,dothe
following:
1.Turnonthecomputer.
2.WhentheThinkPadlogocomesup,immediatelypressF1toenterBIOSSetupUtility.Formodels
supportingthePassphrasefunction,pressF1whileHDPiconisappearingonthescreen;thenenterthe
masterHDP .Fortheothermodels,enterthemasterHDP .
Note:TocheckwhethertheThinkPadNotebookyouareservicingsupportsthePassphrasefunction,
entertheBIOSSetupUtilityandgotoSecurity➙Password.IfUsingPassphraseitemisdisplayed
inthemenu,thisfunctionisavailableontheThinkPadNotebook.
3.SelectSecurity,usingthecursordirectionalkeystomovedownthemenu.
4.SelectPassword.
5.SelectHard-diskxpassword,wherexistheletteroftheharddiskdrive.Apop-upwindowopens.
6.SelectMasterHDP.
7.TypethecurrentmasterHDPintheEnterCurrentPasswordeld,thenleavetheEnterNewPassword
eldblankandpressEntertwice.
8.PressF10.
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