Personal Computer User Manual
Anintegratedcablelock,sometimesreferredtoastheKensingtonlock,canbeusedtosecureyour
computertoadesk,atable,orothernon-permanentxture.Theintegratedcablelockattachestothe
integratedcablelockslotintherearofyourcomputerandisoperatedwithakey.See“Rearview”onpage9
forthelocationoftheintegratedcablelockslot.Thisisthesametypeoflockusedwithmanynotebook
computers.YoucanorderanintegratedcablelockfromLenovobysearchingforKensingtonat:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
Figure41.Integratedcablelock
Passwordprotection
Todeterunauthorizeduseofyourcomputer,youcanusetheSetupUtilityprogramtosetapassword.When
youturnonyourcomputer,youarepromptedtotypethepassword.Thecomputercannotbeuseduntil
avalidpasswordistypedin.RefertoChapter4“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage63
formore
information.
Erasinglostorforgottenpasswords(clearingCMOS)
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoeraselostorforgottenpasswords,suchasauserpassword.
Toerasealostorforgottenpassword,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthecomputer.Then,disconnect
allpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothecomputer.
2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage15.
3.LocatetheClearCMOS/Recoveryjumperonthesystemboard.See“Systemboardpartandconnector
locations”onpage12.
4.Movethejumperfromthestandardposition(pin1andpin2)tothemaintenanceposition(pin2and
pin3).
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