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User password, Administrator password, Setting, changing, and deleting a password – Lenovo 8795 User Manual

Page 58: Selecting a startup device, Selecting a temporary startup device, User, Password, Administrator, Setting, Changing

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Setup

Utility

program

and

hard

disk

drive

passwords

are

not

case

sensitive

v

Not

be

your

name

or

your

user

name

v

Not

be

a

common

word

or

a

common

name

v

Be

significantly

different

from

your

previous

password

User

Password

When

a

User

Password

is

set,

the

user

is

prompted

to

type

a

valid

password

each

time

the

computer

is

turned

on.

The

computer

cannot

be

used

until

a

valid

password

is

typed

from

the

keyboard.

Administrator

Password

Setting

an

Administrator

Password

deters

unauthorized

persons

from

changing

configuration

settings.

If

you

are

responsible

for

maintaining

the

settings

of

several

computers,

you

might

want

to

set

an

Administrator

Password.

After

you

set

an

Administrator

Password,

a

password

prompt

is

displayed

each

time

you

try

to

access

the

Setup

Utility

program.

If

both

the

user

and

administrator

passwords

are

set,

you

can

type

either

password.

However,

to

change

any

configuration

settings,

you

must

use

your

administrator

password.

Setting,

changing,

and

deleting

a

password

To

set,

change,

or

delete

a

password,

do

the

following:

Note:

A

password

can

be

any

combination

of

up

to

twelve

characters

(A-

Z,

a-z,

and

0-9).

See

“Password

considerations”

on

page

41

for

more

information.

1.

Start

the

Setup

Utility

program

(see

Chapter

5,

“Using

the

Setup

Utility,”

on

page

41).

2.

From

the

Setup

Utility

program

menu,

select

Security

.

3.

Select

Set

Passwords

.

Read

the

information

displayed

on

the

right

side

of

the

screen.

Selecting

a

startup

device

If

your

computer

does

not

start

up

(boot)

from

a

device

such

as

the

CD-ROM,

diskette,

or

hard

disk

as

expected,

use

one

of

the

following

procedures

to

select

a

startup

device.

Selecting

a

temporary

startup

device

Use

this

procedure

to

startup

from

any

boot

device.

Note:

Not

all

CDs,

hard

disks,

and

diskettes

are

startable

(bootable).

1.

Turn

off

your

computer.

2.

Press

and

hold

the

F12

key

then

turn

on

the

computer.

When

the

Startup

Device

Menu

appears,

release

the

F12

key.

Note:

If

you

are

using

a

USB

keyboard

and

the

Startup

Device

Menu

does

not

display

using

this

method,

repeatedly

press

and

release

the

F12

key

rather

than

leaving

it

pressed

when

turning

on

the

computer.

3.

Select

the

desired

startup

device

from

the

Startup

Device

Menu

and

press

Enter

to

begin.

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User

Guide

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