Lenovo IdeaPad Y510 - Manual (Page 30)

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Chapter 2. Using Your Computer
3 Select Set User Password, and press the Enter key. The Set User Password window
opens.
4 Choose your user password, which can be from one to eight alphanumeric
characters in any combination. Type it in the Enter New Password field.
5 Press the Enter key once to move to the Confirm New Password field. Retype the
password you just entered to verify it.
6 Commit your password to memory, and press the Enter key.
7 Press F10 to exit.
8 Select OK in the Setup Confirmation window.
Changing or Removing the User Password
To change the password, do the following:
1 Select Set User Password, and press the Enter key. The Set User Password window
opens.
2 Choose your user password, which can be from one to eight alphanumeric
characters in any combination. Type it in the Enter New Password field.
3 Press the Enter key once to move to the Confirm New Password field. Retype the
password you just entered to verify it.
4 Commit your password to memory, and press the Enter key.
To remove the password, do the following:
1 Select Clear User Password, and press the Enter key.
2 Select OK in the Confirmation window.
™ Note:
Make sure the Password Check is set to Always if you need the password protection at
power on.
Hard Disk Passwords
Two types of the hard disk passwords help protect the information stored on the hard disk:
ƒ Hard disk master password
ƒ Hard disk user password, which requires a hard disk master password