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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:
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:
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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Date Created |
15-07-97 | |
Last Updated |
03-03-99 | |
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26-01-2000 | |
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IBM ThinkPad | |
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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 | |
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2619, 2620, 2625, 2635, 2636, 2640, 2641, 2645, 2646, 9545, 9546, 9547, 9548, 9549, 9544 | |
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Various | |
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