User's Manual
Using passwords
Note: The screen-saver password does not thoroughly protect your
computer from unauthorized users. An unauthorized user
could turn the computer off and then on to restart Windows
without knowing your screen-saver password.
To set a screen-saver password, refer to the on-board help system,
Access ThinkPad.
Hard-disk password
The hard disk password provides an extra measure of security. Even
if you set a power-on password, another user can remove the hard
disk drive in your computer and put it in a different computer to
access your data. If you set a hard disk password, however, another
person cannot access the data on your hard disk without knowing
the password. It provides the following features:
You need to type the hard disk password at startup.
If the hard disk drive is moved to another computer, the hard
disk password must be typed at startup. Therefore, unauthorized
users cannot access your hard disk even if the drive is removed
from the computer.
The hard disk password is required when the computer resumes
from hibernation mode.
Note: If an incorrect hard disk password is entered three times, the
system halts.
Attention
If you forget your hard disk password, you can no longer access
the hard disk. The password cannot be reset and you will lose all
data and files on the hard disk. To use the computer, you will
need to replace the hard disk. This replacement will incur
expenses for parts and labor.
Windows password
When you start your ThinkPad computer and the Windows operating
system opens, Windows requires you to enter a user ID and a pass-
word.
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