Setup Notice window is displayed. Press F10 to exit from the Setup Notice window. The user harddisk password will be removed.To change or remove the User + Master hard disk password, select User HDP or Master HDP.If you choose User HDP, do one of the following:• To change the user hard disk password, type the current user hard disk password or the current masterhard disk password in the Enter Current Password field. Then type the new user hard disk passwordin the Enter New Password field, and retype the password you just entered to verify it in the ConfirmNew Password field. Press Enter, and a Setup Notice window is displayed. Press F10 to exit from theSetup Notice window. The user hard disk password will be changed.• To remove the user hard disk password, type the current master hard disk password in the Enter CurrentPassword field. Then leave the Enter New Password and Confirm New Password fields blank, andpress Enter. A Setup Notice window is displayed. Press F10 to exit from the Setup Notice window. Boththe user and master hard disk passwords will be removed.If you choose Master HDP, do one of the following:• To change the master hard disk password, type the current master hard disk password in the EnterCurrent Password field. Then type the new master hard disk password in the Enter New Passwordfield, and retype the password you just entered to verify it in the Confirm New Password field. PressEnter, and a Setup Notice window is displayed. Press F10 to exit from the Setup Notice window. Themaster hard disk password will be changed.• To remove the master hard disk password, type the current master hard disk password in the EnterCurrent Password field. Then leave the Enter New Password and Confirm New Password fields blank,and press Enter. A Setup Notice window is displayed. Press F10 to exit from the Setup Notice window.Both the user and master hard disk passwords will be removed.Supervisor passwordThe supervisor password protects the system information stored in the ThinkPad Setup. Without it, no onecan change the configuration of the computer. It provides the following security features:• If a supervisor password is set, a password prompt appears when you try to start the ThinkPad Setup.Unauthorized users cannot get access to configuration data.• The system administrator can use the supervisor password to get access to a computer even if the user ofthat computer has set a power-on password. The supervisor password overrides the power-on password.• If both a supervisor password and a power-on password are set, you can do the following only if youhave the supervisor password:– Deleting the power-on password– Changing or deleting the supervisor password– Enabling or disabling the Wake on LAN and Flash over LAN features– Enabling or disabling the Internal Network Option ROM feature– Changing date and time– Enabling or disabling the Lock UEFI BIOS Settings feature– Enabling or disabling the Password at unattended boot– Specifying the minimum length for power-on passwords and hard disk passwords– Changing the setting for the security chip– Enabling or disabling the Boot Device List F12 Option– Enabling or diabling the Boot Order LockChapter 4. Security 101
