Lenovo ideapad 320 Hardware Maintenance Manual

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24ideapad 320-14IAP/ideapad 320-14AST/ideapad 320-15IAP/ideapad 320-15AST/ideapad320-15ABR/ideapad 320-15ABR Touch Hardware Maintenance ManualPasswordsAs many as three passwords may be needed for any Lenovo computer:the power-on password (POP), the hard disk password (HDP), and theadministrator password.If any of these passwords has been set, a prompt for it appears on the screenwhenever the computer is turned on. The computer does not start until thepassword is entered.Power-on passwordA power-on password (POP) protects the system from being powered on byan unauthorized person. The password must be entered before an operatingsystem can be booted.Hard-disk passwordThere are two hard-disk passwords (HDPs):+ User HDP - for the user+ Master HDP - for the system administrator, who can use it to get access tothe hard disk drive even if the user has changed the user HDPAttention: If the user HDP has been forgotten, check whether a master HDPhas been set. If it has, it can be used for access to the hard disk drive. Ifno master HDP is available, neither Lenovo nor Lenovo authorized servicetechnicians provide any services to reset either the user or the master HDP, orto recover data from the hard disk drive. The hard disk drive can be replacedfor a scheduled fee.Administrator passwordAdministrator password controls the access of the whole setup utility. Onlyafter the Administrator password has been set can the User password be set. IfAdministrator password was cleared, the User password was cleared too.