Lenovo ThinkPad X131e User Manual

Note:Toreturntotheicon,pressF1again.
Note:PresstheBackspacekeyifyouenterawrongpasswordwhileyouaretypingyourpassword.
Power-onpassword
Youcansetapower-onpasswordtohelpprotectyourcomputeragainstaccessbyunauthorizedusers.
Ifyousetapower-onpassword,thepasswordpromptisdisplayedonthescreenwheneveryouturnonthe
computer.Youmustenterthecorrectpasswordtostartusingthecomputer.
Settingapower-onpassword
1.Printtheseinstructions.
2.Saveallopenles,andexitallprograms.
3.Turnyourcomputeroffandthenturnitonagain.
4.Whenthelogoscreenisdisplayed,pressF1.TheThinkPadSetupprogrammainmenuopens.
5.SelectSecurity,usingthecursordirectionalkeystomovedownthemenu.
6.SelectPassword.
7.SelectPower-onPassword.
8.IntheEnterNewPasswordeld,typeadesiredpassword,andpressEnter.
9.IntheConrmNewPasswordeld,retypethepasswordandpressEnter.
Attention:Youmightwanttonotedownyourpower-onpasswordinasafeplace.Otherwise,ifyou
forgetit,youhavetotakeyourcomputertoaLenovoreselleroramarketingrepresentativetohave
thepasswordcanceled.
10.IntheSetupNoticewindowthatisdisplayed,pressEntertocontinue.
11.PressF10.TheSetupConrmationwindowopens.SelectYestosavecongurationchangesandexit.
Changingorremovingthepower-onpassword
Tochangethepower-onpassword,followsteps1through7.Enteryourcurrentpassword.WhentheEnter
NewPasswordeldisdisplayed,typeanewpasswordintheeldandthenretypeittoverify.Toremove
thepassword,followsteps1through7.Typeyourcurrentpassword.WhentheEnterNewPasswordeld
isdisplayed,leaveitblankandpressEntertwice.
Harddiskpasswords
Twotypesofharddiskpasswordshelpprotecttheinformationstoredontheharddiskdrive:
•Userharddiskpassword
•Masterharddiskpassword,whichrequiresauserharddiskpassword
Ifauserharddiskpasswordhasbeenset,butnomasterharddiskpasswordhasbeen,theusermustenter
theuserharddiskpasswordinordertogainaccesstolesandprogramsontheharddiskdrive.
Themasterpasswordcanbesetandusedonlybyasystemadministrator.Likeamasterkey,itenablesthe
administratortogetaccesstoanyharddiskdriveinasystem.Theadministratorsetsthemasterpassword;
nooneelseknowsit.Thentheadministratorsetsauserpasswordforeachcomputerinthenetwork,and
tellseachuserthepasswordforhisorhercomputer.Theusercanthenchangetheuserpasswordas
desired,buttheadministratorstillcangetaccessbyusingthemasterpassword.
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Lenovo ThinkPad X131e Specifications

General

Display diagonal	11.6 \
Display resolution	1366 x 768 pixels
Indication light	Yes
Infrared data port	No
Internal memory	2 GB
Memory clock speed	1600 MHz

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	216 mm
Height	32.3 mm