Lenovo IdeaPad S10 - Manual (Page 31)

With a Supervisor password, you can get full control of the computer. It also can
be used as a power-on password if Password on boot is set to Enabled . Also,
when you enter the BIOS Setup Utility with a Supervisor password, you are
entitled to set all of the options.
v User password
If a User password is set and Password on boot is set to Enabled , a password
prompt appears when you turn on the computer. Unauthorized users cannot get
access to configuration data. You can also use the User password to enter the BIOS
Setup Utility, but only a part of the options can be set. User password can not be
set if Supervisor password is not set.
v Hard disk drive (HDD) passwords
Once an HDD password is set, you need to enter it to get access to the hard disk.
You can set the HDD password through Set Hard Disk Passwords in the BIOS
Setup Utility.
Note:
If you set passwords through the BIOS Setup Utility and put your computer into
standby mode by pressing Fn + F1 , the following describes the behavior of the
computer when you bring it out of standby mode:
v You are prompted to enter the Windows log-on password rather than the User
password to resume operation.
v If an HDD password is assigned to any hard disk drive, the hard disk drive is
unlocked automatically when you resume operation.
To set a Supervisor Password:
Only a system administrator is able to perform this procedure.
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