How to remove the hard-disk password, Remove, Hard-disk – Lenovo 3000 C100 User Manual
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7.
Turn
on
the
computer
and
wait
until
the
POST
ends.
After
the
POST
ends,
the
password
prompt
does
not
appear.
The
POP
and
the
SVP
have
been
removed.
How
to
remove
the
hard-disk
password
Attention:
If
the
HDP
has
been
forgotten
and
cannot
be
made
available
to
the
servicer,
neither
Lenovo
nor
Lenovo
authorized
servicers
provide
any
services
to
reset
the
HDP
or
to
recover
data
from
the
hard
disk
drive.
The
hard
disk
drive
can
be
replaced
for
a
scheduled
fee.
To
remove
a
HDP
that
has
been
forgotten,
when
the
SVP
is
known,
do
the
following:
1.
Turn
on
the
computer;
then,
while
the
initial
screen
is
displayed,
press
the
Lenovo
Care
™
button.
The
Startup
Interrupt
Menu
screen
opens.
2.
Press
F1.
The
BIOS
Setup
Utility
screen
opens.
3.
Select
Security
,
using
the
cursor
directional
keys
to
move
down
the
menu.
4.
Select
Set
HDD
Password
,
and
press
Enter.
5.
A
pop-up
window
opens.
6.
Type
the
current
HDP
in
the
Enter
old
hard
drive
password
field.
Then
leave
the
Enter
new
hard
drive
password
field
blank,
and
press
Enter
three
times.
7.
Select
Exit
,
and
press
Enter.
8.
Select
Save
and
Exit
,
and
press
Enter.
The
HDP
will
have
been
removed.
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