Lenovo C260 - Power-On Password; Enabling or Disabling a Device

Power-OnPassword
WhenaPower-OnPasswordisset,youcannotstarttheLenovoBIOSSetupUtilityprogramuntilavalid
passwordistypedfromthekeyboard.
Setting,changing,ordeletingaPower-OnPassword
Note:Apasswordcanbeanycombinationoflettersandnumbersupto16characters(a-zand0-9).
TosetaPower-OnPassword,dothefollowing:
1.StarttheLenovoBIOSSetupUtilityprogram(see”StartingtheLenovoBIOSSetupUtilityprogram”on
page13).
2.FromtheSecuritymenu,selectSetPower-OnPasswordandpresstheEnterkey.
3.Thepassworddialogboxwillbedisplayed.Typethepassword,thenpresstheEnterkey.
4.Retypethepasswordtoconfirm.Ifyoutypedthepasswordcorrectly,thepasswordwillbeinstalled.
5.ReturntotheLenovoBIOSSetupUtilityprogrammenuandselecttheExitoption.
6.SelectSaveChangesandExitfromthemenu.
TochangeaPower-OnPassword,dothefollowing:
1.StarttheLenovoBIOSSetupUtilityprogram(see”StartingtheLenovoBIOSSetupUtilityprogram”on
page13).
2.FromtheSecuritymenu,selectSetPower-OnPasswordandpresstheEnterkey.
3.Thepassworddialogboxwillbedisplayed.TypethecurrentpasswordthenpresstheEnterkey.
4.Typethenewpassword,thenpresstheEnterkey.Retypethenewpasswordtoconfirmit.Ifyoutyped
thenewpasswordcorrectly,thenewpasswordwillbeinstalled.ASetupNoticewillbedisplayed
confirmingthatyourchangeshavebeensaved.
5.ReturntotheLenovoBIOSSetupUtilityprogrammenuandselecttheExitoption.
6.SelectSaveChangesandExitfromthemenu.
TodeleteapreviouslysetPower-OnPassword,dothefollowing:
1.StarttheLenovoBIOSSetupUtilityprogram(see”StartingtheLenovoBIOSSetupUtilityprogram”on
page13).
2.FromtheSecuritymenu,selectSetPower-OnPasswordandpresstheEnterkey.
3.Thepassworddialogboxwillbedisplayed.TypethecurrentpasswordandpresstheEnterkey.
4.Leaveeachnewpasswordlineitemblank,thenpressEnter.ASetupNoticewillbedisplayedconfirming
thatyourchangeshavebeensaved.
5.ReturntotheLenovoBIOSSetupUtilityprogrammenuandselecttheExitoption.
6.SelectSaveChangesandExitfromthemenu.
Enablingordisablingadevice
TheDevicesoptionsisusedtoenableordisableuseraccesstothefollowing:
USBFunctionsSelectwhethertoenableordisableUSB(UniversalSerial
Bus)functions.Ifthefunctionsaredisabled,noUSB
devicescanbeused.
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