Lenovo ThinkPad User Manual

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Deleting the User PasswordsYou can delete all User Passwords by doing the following:1. Enter the Admin Mode.2. Press and hold 7 + 8 + for five seconds until the indicator light flashesblue intermittently. After the indicator light flashes green three times andthen blue intermittently.3. Press and hold 7 + 8 + a second time for five seconds until the indicatorlight goes on solid green for three seconds and then back to solid blue, thisindicates that the User Passwords were deleted successfully.Changing the User PasswordYou can change the User Password by doing the following:1. Enter the User Mode.2. Press and hold + 1 for five seconds until the indicator light flashes red.3. Enter the current User Password and press . The indicator light turnsgreen for three seconds, and then it will flash blue intermittently.Note: If the indicator light flashes red intermittently, go back to Step 2.This is due to one of the following conditions:v You waited longer than 10 seconds before entering a password.v The new password was entered incorrectly.4. Enter the new password (a minimum of 6 digits and a maximum of 16digits) and press . The indicator light flashes green three times and thenblue intermittently.Note: If the indicator light flashes red three times, this indicates that thepassword is less than 6 digits or more than 16 digits. Enter apassword that contains 6 – 16 digits after the indicator light flashesblue intermittently.5. Re-enter the new password and press . When the indicator light stayssolid green, this indicates that the User Password was changed successfully.Note: If the indicator light flashes red three times and then blueintermittently, go back to Step 4. This is due to one of the followingconditions:v You waited longer than 10 seconds before entering a password.v The new password was entered incorrectly.8 ThinkPad USB Portable Secure Hard Drive User Guide