NotbeacommonwordoracommonnameBesignicantlydifferentfromyourpreviouspasswordAdministratorpasswordWhenaAdministratorPasswordisset,itdetersunauthorizedpersonsfromchangingcongurationsettings.Ifyouareresponsibleformaintainingthesettingsofseveralcomputers,youmightwanttosetaAdministratorPassword.AfteryousetaAdministratorPassword,apasswordpromptisdisplayedeachtimeyoutrytoaccesstheSetupUtilityprogram.IfboththeAdministratorandPower-OnPasswordareset,youcantypeeitherpassword.However,tochangeanycongurationsettings,youmustuseyourAdministratorpassword.Setting,changing,anddeletingaAdministratorpasswordToset,change,ordeleteapassword,dothefollowing:Note:Apasswordcanbeanycombinationofupto64characters(a-z,and0-9).Formoreinformation,seePasswordconsiderationsonpage13.1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram(seeStartingtheSetupUtilityprogramonpage13).2.FromSecuritymenu,selectSetAdministratorPasswordandpressEnter.3.Thepassworddialogboxwillbedisplayed.Typethenewpassword,andpressEnter.4.whenpromptedtoconrmthepassword,typethepasswordagain.Ifyoutypethepasswordcorrectly,thepasswordwillbeinstalled.TodeleteapreviouslysetAdministratorpassword,dothefollowing:Note:Whenpromptedforapassword,youmusttypeyourAdministratorpassword.1.FromSecuritymenu,selectSetAdministratorPasswordandpressEnter.2.Thepassworddialogboxwillbedisplayed.EnterCurrentPasswordandpressEnter.PressEnterinNewPasswordandconrmNewPassworddialog.Asetupnoticewilldisplaythatchangeshavebeensaved.3.SelectExit.4.SelectSavechangesandExit.Power-OnPasswordWhenaPower-OnPasswordisset,youcannotstarttheSetupUtilityprogramuntilavalidpasswordistypedfromthekeyboard.Setting,changing,anddeletingaPower-OnPasswordToset,change,ordeleteaPower-OnPassword,dothefollowing:Note:Apasswordcanbeanycombinationofupto64characters(a-z,and0-9).1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram(SeeStartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.)2.FromtheSecuritymenu,seletSetPower-OnPasswordandpressEnter.3.Thepassworddialogboxwillbedisplayed.Typethenewpassword,andpressEnter.4.whenpromptedtoconrmthepassword,typethepasswordagain.Ifyoutypethepasswordcorrectly,thepasswordwillbeinstalled.14LenovoC2/C3HardwareMaintenanceManual