Lenovo IdeaCentre A300 - Manual (Page 19)

Chapter 5. Using the Setup Utility
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Note
A password can be any combination of up to 16 characters (a-z, 0-9)
and semicolon (;). For more information, see Password considerations
on page 16.
1. Start the Setup Utility program (see Starting the Setup Utility program
on page 15).
2. From Security menu, select Set Administrator Password and press
Enter.
3. The password dialog box will be displayed. Type the new password, and
press Enter.
4. Conform New Password and press Enter. If you type the password
correctly, the password will be installed.
5. A setup notice will display that changes have been saved, select OK.
6. Select Save changes and Exit.
To delete a previously set Administrator password, do the following:
Note: When prompted for a password to access Setup Utility program,
you must type your Administrator password.
1. From Security menu, select Set Administrator Password and press
Enter.
2. The password dialog box will be displayed. Press Enter twice to clear
the Administrator password. A setup notice will display that changes
have been saved.
3. Select OK.
4. Select Save changes and Exit.
Power-On Password
When a Power-On Password is set, you cannot start the Setup Utility
program until a valid password is typed from the keyboard.
Setting, changing, and deleting a Power-On Password
To set, change, or delete Power-On Password, do the following:
Note
A password can be any combination of up to 16 characters (a-z, 0-9)
and semicolon (;).
1. Start the Setup Utility program (See Starting the Setup Utility program .)
2. From the Security menu, select Set Power-On Password and press