Lenovo A700 User Guide

Hardware Maintenance Manual

By using the Setup Utility program, you can set passwords to prevent 
unauthorized persons from gaining access to your computer and data. 
See “Starting the Setup Utility program.” The following types of passwords 
are available:

•  Administrator Password
•  Power-On Password

You do not have to set any passwords to use your computer. However, if 
you decide to set any passwords, read the following sections.

A password can be any combination of up to 64 characters (a-z and 0-9). 
For security reasons, it is a good idea to use a strong password that cannot 
be easily compromised. We suggest the passwords should adhere to the 
following rules:

•  Must have at least seven characters in length
•  Contain at least one alphabetic character and one numeric character
•  Setup Utility program and hard disk drive passwords are not case

sensitive

•  Not be your name or your user name
•  Not be a common word or a common name
•  Be significantly different from your previous password

When a Administrator Password is set, it deters unauthorized persons from 
changing configuration settings. If you are responsible for maintaining 
the settings of several computers, you might want to set a Administrator 
Password.

After you set a Administrator Password, a password prompt is displayed 
each time you try to access the Setup Utility program.

If both the Administrator and Power-On Password are set, you can type 
either password. However, to change any configuration settings, you must 
use your Administrator password.