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TP General - How to remove/add/change a power on password

Applicable to: World-Wide

How to set, remove or change a Power On Password on your IBM ThinkPad 365X, 380, 385, 560, 600, 750, 755, 760, 765, 770.

Note: Do not forget your Power On Password! If you forget your power-on password, you cannot reset it. You have to take the computer to an IBM authorized reseller or IBM marketing representative to have the password cancelled. Proof of purchase is required, and an additional charge might be required for the service.

REMOVING A POWER-ON PASSWORD:
Remove the password by following the procedure below. This operation removes the Power-On password.

You must remove your password at the password prompt that appears when you turn on the computer. To remove the password, at the prompt, Enter your current password, press the Spacebar and then press Enter.

SETTING A POWER-ON PASSWORD:

1. Start Easy-Setup by pressing and holding F1 and then turning on the computer.
2. Select Password icon and then select the Power-On icon.
3. Type your desired Power-On password; then press Enter. You can use any combination of up to 7 characters. Use a combination of any letters or numbers (A to Z, 0 to 9) in uppercase (A) or lowercase (a). Uppercase and lowercase letters are treated the same.
4. Type your Power-On drive password again to verify it; the press Enter.

Note: When setting the password, the password screen will allow you to type in more than 7 characters. However, when entering in the password during boot up, it will only recognize the first 7 characters. If you type more than 7 characters, it will indicate that an invalid password was set. For example, if you set up the power-on password to be MYFIRSTTP, when you were prompted to enter the password during boot up, it would only recognize MYFIRST as a valid password.

CHANGING A POWER-ON PASSWORD:

1. Turn off the computer and wait at least 5 seconds; then turn it on.
2. When the Power-On drive password prompt appears, type your current Power-On drive password; then press Spacebar.
3. Type the new password; then press the Spacebar. Use no more than 7 characters.
4. Type the new password again to verify it; then press Enter.

Note: This document applies to the X models of the 365 systems which are the following: 2E9,2R9,3E9,3R9,6E7,7E7.

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	Document Category	BIOS
	Date Created	15-07-97
	Last Updated	03-03-99
	Revision Date	26-01-2000
	Brand	IBM ThinkPad
	Product Family	ThinkPad 355, ThinkPad 360, ThinkPad 365X/XD, ThinkPad 380, ThinkPad 380D, ThinkPad 380E, ThinkPad 380ED, ThinkPad 380XD, ThinkPad 380Z, ThinkPad 385D, ThinkPad 385E, ThinkPad 385ED, ThinkPad 385XD, ThinkPad 560, ThinkPad 560E, ThinkPad 560X, ThinkPad 560Z, ThinkPad 600, ThinkPad 600E, ThinkPad 750, ThinkPad 755C/CS, ThinkPad 755CE/CSE, ThinkPad 755CX, ThinkPad 755CV, ThinkPad 755CD, ThinkPad 755CDV, ThinkPad 760C, ThinkPad 760E, ThinkPad 760CD, ThinkPad 760L/LD, ThinkPad 760ED, ThinkPad 760XD, ThinkPad 760EL/ELD, ThinkPad 760XL, ThinkPad 765L, ThinkPad 765D, ThinkPad 770, ThinkPad 770E/ED, ThinkPad 770X, ThinkPad 770Z
	Machine Type	2619, 2620, 2625, 2635, 2636, 2640, 2641, 2645, 2646, 9545, 9546, 9547, 9548, 9549, 9544
	Model	Various
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