Lenovo IdeaPad Y510 - Manual (Page 29)

Chapter 2. Using Your Computer
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3 Select Set Supervisor Password, and press the Enter key. The Set Supervisor
Password window opens.
4 Choose your Supervisor password, which can be from one to eight alphanumeric
characters in any combination. Type it in the Enter New Password field.
5 Press the Enter key once to move to the Confirm New Password field. Retype the
password you just entered to verify it.
6 Commit your password to memory, and press the Enter key.
7 Press F10 to exit.
8 Select OK in the Setup Confirmation window.
Changing or Removing the Supervisor Password
To change the password, do the following:
1 Select Set Supervisor Password, and press the Enter key. The Set Supervisor
Password window opens.
2 Choose your Supervisor password, which can be from one to eight alphanumeric
characters in any combination. Type it in the Enter New Password field.
3 Press the Enter key once to move to the Confirm New Password field. Retype the
password you just entered to verify it.
4 Commit your password to memory, and press the Enter key.
To remove the password, do the following:
1 Select Set Supervisor Password, and press the Enter key.
2 Leave the Enter New Password field blank, and press the Enter key twice.
™ Note:
Make sure the Password Check is set to Always if you need the password protection at
power on.
To set a User password:
1 Turn on your computer. Press F2, while the initial screen is displayed. The BIOS
Setup Utility screen opens.
2 Select Security, using the cursor directional keys.