Lenovo ThinkPad T470 Hardware Maintenance Manual

Howtoremovethepower-onpassword
Toremoveapower-onpassword,dothefollowing:
Ifnosupervisorpasswordhasbeenset,dothefollowingtoremovethepower-onpassword:
1.Turnoffthecomputer.
2.Removetheremovablebattery.Forinstructionsonhowtoremovetheremovablebattery,see“1010
Removablebattery”onpage66.
3.Removethebuilt-inbattery.Forinstructionsonhowtoremovethebuilt-inbattery,see“1120Built-in
battery”onpage83.
4.Removethecoin-cellbattery.Forinstructionsonhowtoremovethecoin-cellbattery,see“1100
Coin-cellbattery”onpage81.Waitforafewseconds.
5.Reinstallthecoin-cellbattery.Forinstructionsonhowtoinstallthecoin-cellbattery,see“1100Coin-cell
battery”onpage81.
6.Reinstallthebuilt-inbattery.Forinstructionsonhowtoreinstallthebuilt-inbattery,see“1120Built-in
battery”onpage83.
7.Reinstalltheremovablebattery.Forinstructionsonhowtoinstalltheremovablebattery,see“1010
Removablebattery”onpage66.
8.Turnonthecomputerandwaituntilthepower-onself-test(POST)ends.AfterthePOSTends,the
passwordpromptdoesnotappear.Thepower-onpasswordhasbeenremoved.
Ifasupervisorpasswordhasbeensetandisknowntotheservicetechnician,dothefollowingtoremove
thepower-onpassword:
1.Turnonthecomputer.
2.Whenthelogoscreencomesup,immediatelypressF1.
3.TypethesupervisorpasswordtoentertheThinkPadSetupprogram.
4.SelectSecurity.
5.SelectPassword.
6.SelectPower-OnPassword.
7.TypethecurrentsupervisorpasswordintheEnterCurrentPasswordfield.ThenleavetheEnter
NewPasswordfieldblank,andpressEntertwice.
8.IntheChangeshavebeensavedwindow,pressEnter.
9.PressF10tosavechangesandexittheThinkPadSetupprogram.
Howtoremovetheharddiskpassword
Attention:IfUseronlymodeisselectedandtheuserharddiskpasswordhasbeenforgottenandcannotbe
madeavailabletotheservicetechnician,neitherLenovonorLenovoauthorizedservicetechniciansprovide
anyservicestoresettheuserharddiskpasswordsortorecoverdatafromtheharddiskdrive.Toputthe
systembacktooperationalstatus,theonlyLenovoandLenovo-authorizedservicesolutionwouldbeto
replacetheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrivewithascheduledfee.
Toremoveauserharddiskpasswordthathasbeenforgotten,whenthesupervisorpasswordandmaster
harddiskpasswordareknown,dothefollowing:
1.Turnonthecomputer.
2.Whenthelogoscreencomesup,immediatelypressF1toentertheThinkPadSetupprogram.
3.SelectSecurity.
4.SelectPassword.
5.SelectHarddiskxpassword,wherexistheletteroftheharddiskdrive.Apop-upwindowopens.
6.SelectMasterharddiskpassword.
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Lenovo ThinkPad T470 Specifications

General

RAM	Up to 32GB DDR4
Operating System	Windows 10 Pro
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 4.1
Processor	Up to 7th Generation Intel Core i7
Storage	Up to 1 TB HDD or Up to 512 GB SSD
Display	14" FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS
Graphics	Intel HD Graphics 620
Battery Life	Up to 18 hours
Ports	2 x USB 3.0, 1 x USB-C, HDMI, Ethernet, SD card reader
Wireless	Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 8265
Weight	Starting at 1.58 kg (3.48 lbs)