IBM 390 User Guide
Using Passwords
Users can start the computer without providing the setup pass-
word. The setup password is required only to access the BIOS
Setup Utility. It provides the following security features:
word. The setup password is required only to access the BIOS
Setup Utility. It provides the following security features:
– Only a system administrator can access the BIOS Setup
Utility. If a setup password is set, a password prompt
appears if you try to start the BIOS Setup Utility.
appears if you try to start the BIOS Setup Utility.
– The system administrator can set the same setup password
on many ThinkPads to make administration easier.
Other password
Some Microsoft operating systems provide special Windows
passwords. Refer to that system's user's guide for information on
how to set, change, and use these passwords.
passwords. Refer to that system's user's guide for information on
how to set, change, and use these passwords.
Entering a Password
Once you set a power-on password, a password prompt (
)
appears at the top left corner of the screen. Each time you turn on
your computer or when your computer returns from suspend mode to
normal operation.
your computer or when your computer returns from suspend mode to
normal operation.
However, a password prompt is not displayed if the computer returns
to normal operation by a preset timer or an incoming call on the
modem, in which case you will have to display it by pressing a key or
moving the pointing device.
to normal operation by a preset timer or an incoming call on the
modem, in which case you will have to display it by pressing a key or
moving the pointing device.
To enter a password, do the following:
1. Type your password.
Don't hold down a key too long, because the same character will
be entered continuously.
be entered continuously.
2. Press the Enter key.
An OK appears if you enter the correct password, and an X
appears if you enter the wrong password. If you fail to enter the
correct password in three tries, you must turn off the computer,
wait 5 seconds, and then turn it on again and retry.
appears if you enter the wrong password. If you fail to enter the
correct password in three tries, you must turn off the computer,
wait 5 seconds, and then turn it on again and retry.
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