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G50-30/G50-45/G50-70/G50-70m/Z50-70/Z50-75/G50-80 Hardware Maintenance Manual
Passwords
Asmany asthreepasswordsmaybeneededforanyLenovocomputer:
thepower-onpassword(POP),theharddiskpassword(HDP),andthe
administratorpassword.
Ifanyofthesepasswordshasbeenset,apromptforitappearsonthescreen
wheneverthecomputeristurnedon.Thecomputerdoesnotstartuntilthe
passwordisentered.
Power-on password
Apower-onpassword(POP)protectsthesystemfrombeingpoweredonby
anunauthorizedperson.Thepasswordmustbeenteredbeforeanoperating
systemcanbebooted.
Hard-disk password
Therearetwohard-diskpasswords(HDPs):
+UserHDP-fortheuser
+MasterHDP-forthesystemadministrator, whocanuseittogetaccessto
theharddiskdriveeveniftheuserhaschangedtheuserHDP
Attention:IftheuserHDPhasbeenforgotten,checkwhetheramasterHDP
hasbeenset.Ifithas,itcanbeusedforaccesstotheharddiskdrive.If
nomasterHDPisavailable,neitherLenovonorLenovauthorizedservice
techniciansprovideanyservicestoreseteithertheuserorthemasterHDP,or
torecoverdatafromtheharddiskdrive.Theharddiskdrivecanbereplaced
forascheduledfee.
Administrator password
Administratorpasswordcontrolstheaccessofthewholesetuputility.Only
AdministratorpasswordwassetthenUserpasswordcanbeset.IfAdministrator
passwordwascleared,theUserpasswordwasclearedtoo.