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... to the system user. Remove the battery pack. 28 ThinkPad A20m/p, A21m/p, A22m/p the system administrator enters both in the IBM BIOS Setup Utility. The SVP must be used for the HDP: User only and Master + User. Related service information Power-on password: A power-on password (POP) protects the system from the hard-disk drive...
... to the system user. Remove the battery pack. 28 ThinkPad A20m/p, A21m/p, A22m/p the system administrator enters both in the IBM BIOS Setup Utility. The SVP must be used for the HDP: User only and Master + User. Related service information Power-on password: A power-on password (POP) protects the system from the hard-disk drive...
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... been forgotten and cannot be replaced for a scheduled fee. At the Enter Current Password field, enter the SVP. 6. When the Enter New Password field opens, leave it blank and press Enter twice. 7. Press F10; The IBM BIOS Setup Utility menu appears. 3. Select Master HDP. 6. Press F10. 8. To ...user HDPs or to recover data from the hard-disk drive. General descriptions 29 The IBM BIOS Setup Utility menu appears. 3. then, in the Setup Configuration window. then leave the New Password field blank and press Enter twice. 7. Both user HDP and master HDP will have been...
... been forgotten and cannot be replaced for a scheduled fee. At the Enter Current Password field, enter the SVP. 6. When the Enter New Password field opens, leave it blank and press Enter twice. 7. Press F10; The IBM BIOS Setup Utility menu appears. 3. Select Master HDP. 6. Press F10. 8. To ...user HDPs or to recover data from the hard-disk drive. General descriptions 29 The IBM BIOS Setup Utility menu appears. 3. then, in the Setup Configuration window. then leave the New Password field blank and press Enter twice. 7. Both user HDP and master HDP will have been...
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... Utility. 0230 Shadow RAM error - Extended RAM failure at offset nnnn. Replace the backup battery and run IBM BIOS Setup Utility to reset the time and date. 0252 Password checksum bad - System board. (continued) 50 ThinkPad A20m/p, A21m/p, A22m/p Charge the battery pack. 2. The hard disk is dead. Load Setup Defaults in CMOS. DIMM...
... Utility. 0230 Shadow RAM error - Extended RAM failure at offset nnnn. Replace the backup battery and run IBM BIOS Setup Utility to reset the time and date. 0252 Password checksum bad - System board. (continued) 50 ThinkPad A20m/p, A21m/p, A22m/p Charge the battery pack. 2. The hard disk is dead. Load Setup Defaults in CMOS. DIMM...
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...board Reinstall operating system. System board. 1. A hard-disk password is set the Screen expansion function. Two or more short beeps, and one short beep. Only cursor appears. LCD assembly. 3. POST error. DIMM. 2. System board. ThinkPad A20m/p, A21m/p and A22m/p 53 FRU or action, in ...continuous beep. Type the password and press Enter. Two short beeps with blank screen. External CRT. 4. The DOS full screen looks smaller. Type the password and press Enter. Reseat DIMM. 2. System board. 2. Make sure that Alert On LAN 2 in IBM BIOS Setup Utility is connected...
...board Reinstall operating system. System board. 1. A hard-disk password is set the Screen expansion function. Two or more short beeps, and one short beep. Only cursor appears. LCD assembly. 3. POST error. DIMM. 2. System board. ThinkPad A20m/p, A21m/p and A22m/p 53 FRU or action, in ...continuous beep. Type the password and press Enter. Two short beeps with blank screen. External CRT. 4. The DOS full screen looks smaller. Type the password and press Enter. Reseat DIMM. 2. System board. 2. Make sure that Alert On LAN 2 in IBM BIOS Setup Utility is connected...
Hardware Maintenance Manual for ThinkPad A21e (2628)
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... powered on password (POP), the hard-disk password (HDP), and the supervisor password (SVP). Attention If the master HDP has been forgotten, there is booted. Supervisor password: A supervisor password (SVP) protects the system information stored in the IBM BIOS Setup Utility so that 22 ThinkPad A21e Enter ..."Y" at the three windows which operating system to select. 10. When any ThinkPad computer: the power-on by an...
... powered on password (POP), the hard-disk password (HDP), and the supervisor password (SVP). Attention If the master HDP has been forgotten, there is booted. Supervisor password: A supervisor password (SVP) protects the system information stored in the IBM BIOS Setup Utility so that 22 ThinkPad A21e Enter ..."Y" at the three windows which operating system to select. 10. When any ThinkPad computer: the power-on by an...
Hardware Maintenance Manual for ThinkPad A21e (2628)
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...1. Press Enter in the Setup confirmation window. Enter the SVP. When the Enter New Password field opens, leave it . Remove the battery pack. The IBM BIOS Setup Utility menu appears. 3. Select Password, using the cursor keys to reset it blank and press Enter twice. 7. Related service ...information without knowing the password, nobody can change the configuration of the computer. Attention If ...
...1. Press Enter in the Setup confirmation window. Enter the SVP. When the Enter New Password field opens, leave it . Remove the battery pack. The IBM BIOS Setup Utility menu appears. 3. Select Password, using the cursor keys to reset it blank and press Enter twice. 7. Related service ...information without knowing the password, nobody can change the configuration of the computer. Attention If ...
Hardware Maintenance Manual for ThinkPad A21e (2628)
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... install or remove the UltraBay during standby mode or hibernation mode. Power on the computer by pressing and holding F1. 2. Select Hard-disk x password, where x is the letter of the following events occur in screen blank mode: v The LCD is powered off . Power management To reduce ...mode, do the following occurs: v The LCD backlight turns off . The IBM BIOS Setup Utility menu appears. 3. A pop-up window opens. 5. then leave the New Password field blank and press Enter twice. 7. The UltraBay of ThinkPad A21e supports only cold-swap. To enter screen blank mode, press Fn + F3....
... install or remove the UltraBay during standby mode or hibernation mode. Power on the computer by pressing and holding F1. 2. Select Hard-disk x password, where x is the letter of the following events occur in screen blank mode: v The LCD is powered off . Power management To reduce ...mode, do the following occurs: v The LCD backlight turns off . The IBM BIOS Setup Utility menu appears. 3. A pop-up window opens. 5. then leave the New Password field blank and press Enter twice. 7. The UltraBay of ThinkPad A21e supports only cold-swap. To enter screen blank mode, press Fn + F3....
Hardware Maintenance Manual for ThinkPad A21e (2628)
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... time and date. (continued) 42 ThinkPad A21e Reseat the hard-disk drive. 2. Keyboard error. DIMM. 2. System board. 0270 Real-time clock error. 1. Extended RAM failure at offset nnnn. 1. System battery is cleared. Reset the password by running IBM BIOS Setup Utility. 0260 System timer error... computer. System board. 0231 System RAM failure at offset nnnn. 1. The password is dead. Replace the backup battery and run IBM BIOS Setup Utility to reset the time and date. 0252 Password checksum bad - System board. 0271 Date and time error - Charge the battery...
... time and date. (continued) 42 ThinkPad A21e Reseat the hard-disk drive. 2. Keyboard error. DIMM. 2. System board. 0270 Real-time clock error. 1. Extended RAM failure at offset nnnn. 1. System battery is cleared. Reset the password by running IBM BIOS Setup Utility. 0260 System timer error... computer. System board. 0231 System RAM failure at offset nnnn. 1. The password is dead. Replace the backup battery and run IBM BIOS Setup Utility to reset the time and date. 0252 Password checksum bad - System board. 0271 Date and time error - Charge the battery...
Hardware Maintenance Manual for ThinkPad A22m (wireless models)
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...being powered on by an unauthorized person. Remove the backup battery. the system administrator enters both in the IBM BIOS Setup Utility. The password must be booted. The Master + User mode requires two HDPs; Attention: If the user HDP has been ...to reset either the user or the master HDP, or to remove the battery pack, see "1040 Backup battery" on password To remove a POP that you have forgotten, do the following: (A) If no service procedure to system configuration settings. ... "1010 Battery pack" on the computer and wait until the POST ends. 28 ThinkPad A22m wireless models
...being powered on by an unauthorized person. Remove the backup battery. the system administrator enters both in the IBM BIOS Setup Utility. The password must be booted. The Master + User mode requires two HDPs; Attention: If the user HDP has been ...to reset either the user or the master HDP, or to remove the battery pack, see "1040 Backup battery" on password To remove a POP that you have forgotten, do the following: (A) If no service procedure to system configuration settings. ... "1010 Battery pack" on the computer and wait until the POST ends. 28 ThinkPad A22m wireless models
Hardware Maintenance Manual for ThinkPad A22m (wireless models)
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...the SVP and the master HDP are known, do the following: 1. The IBM BIOS Setup Utility menu appears. 3. then, in the Setup Configuration window. Power on the computer by the servicer: 1. Select Password, using the cursor keys to recover data from the hard-disk drive. A pop... drive. Press F10; Select Master HDP. 6. General descriptions 29 Select Password, using the cursor keys to remove the hard-disk password Attention: If User only mode is known by pressing and holding F1. 2. The IBM BIOS Setup Utility menu appears. 3. Select Yes in the Setup confirmation window,...
...the SVP and the master HDP are known, do the following: 1. The IBM BIOS Setup Utility menu appears. 3. then, in the Setup Configuration window. Power on the computer by the servicer: 1. Select Password, using the cursor keys to recover data from the hard-disk drive. A pop... drive. Press F10; Select Master HDP. 6. General descriptions 29 Select Password, using the cursor keys to remove the hard-disk password Attention: If User only mode is known by pressing and holding F1. 2. The IBM BIOS Setup Utility menu appears. 3. Select Yes in the Setup confirmation window,...
Hardware Maintenance Manual for ThinkPad A22m (wireless models)
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... Utility to reset the time and date. 0252 Password checksum bad - The hard disk is dead. Hard-disk drive. 4. System board. 0231 System RAM error - System board. 0250 System battery error - System board. (continued) 48 ThinkPad A22m wireless models Reseat the hard-disk drive. 2. System... antenna has been removed. System RAM failure at offset nnnn. 1. Extended RAM failure at offset nnnn. 1. Reset the password by running IBM BIOS Setup Utility. 0260 System timer error. 1. The shadow RAM failure at offset nnnn. Replace the backup battery and run IBM...
... Utility to reset the time and date. 0252 Password checksum bad - The hard disk is dead. Hard-disk drive. 4. System board. 0231 System RAM error - System board. 0250 System battery error - System board. (continued) 48 ThinkPad A22m wireless models Reseat the hard-disk drive. 2. System... antenna has been removed. System RAM failure at offset nnnn. 1. Extended RAM failure at offset nnnn. 1. Reset the password by running IBM BIOS Setup Utility. 0260 System timer error. 1. The shadow RAM failure at offset nnnn. Replace the backup battery and run IBM...
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...2. System board. 2. System board Reinstall operating system. Make sure that Alert On LAN 2 in IBM BIOS Setup Utility is set the Screen expansion function. Type the password and press Enter. FRU or action, in sequence 1. External CRT. 4. DIMM. DIMM. The power-on...during POST. FRU or action, in sequence 1. System board. 1. DIMM. 2. Reseat DIMM. 2. A power-on password or a supervisor password is connected tightly and correctly. 2. Start the ThinkPad Configuration program and set . Two short beeps with blank screen. Three short beeps, pause, three more beeps, or...
...2. System board. 2. System board Reinstall operating system. Make sure that Alert On LAN 2 in IBM BIOS Setup Utility is set the Screen expansion function. Type the password and press Enter. FRU or action, in sequence 1. External CRT. 4. DIMM. DIMM. The power-on...during POST. FRU or action, in sequence 1. System board. 1. DIMM. 2. Reseat DIMM. 2. A power-on password or a supervisor password is connected tightly and correctly. 2. Start the ThinkPad Configuration program and set . Two short beeps with blank screen. Three short beeps, pause, three more beeps, or...
English - User's Guide for A Series
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...password 10 Hard-disk passwords 11 Windows password 11 Supervisor password 12 Network password 12 Passwords and standby mode 12 Using the locks and the security screw 13 Attaching the mechanical lock 13 Using the security screw 13 Using the Asset RF ID feature 14 Chapter 3. Protecting your online user's guide 6 Starting BIOS...Contents © Copyright IBM Corp. 2000 Safety information v Laser compliance statement viii Handling the ThinkPad computer xi ThinkPad don'ts xi ThinkPad do's xiii Cleaning your computer xiii Carrying your computer xiv Extending the life of your computer's...
...password 10 Hard-disk passwords 11 Windows password 11 Supervisor password 12 Network password 12 Passwords and standby mode 12 Using the locks and the security screw 13 Attaching the mechanical lock 13 Using the security screw 13 Using the Asset RF ID feature 14 Chapter 3. Protecting your online user's guide 6 Starting BIOS...Contents © Copyright IBM Corp. 2000 Safety information v Laser compliance statement viii Handling the ThinkPad computer xi ThinkPad don'ts xi ThinkPad do's xiii Cleaning your computer xiii Carrying your computer xiv Extending the life of your computer's...
English - User's Guide for A Series
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The panels in this program, refer to an item you enter the password. Startup: Set the startup device. To start the utility by using the ThinkPad Configuration Program. For more information, refer to save your computer's current configuration. 2. Chapter 1. To protect yourself against ...displayed. 5. When the item you wish to change the parameters that enables you can display it by the supervisor password. You can set a supervisor password, the "IBM BIOS Setup Utility" menu appears after you want is highlighted, press Enter. Date/Time: Set the date and time....
The panels in this program, refer to an item you enter the password. Startup: Set the startup device. To start the utility by using the ThinkPad Configuration Program. For more information, refer to save your computer's current configuration. 2. Chapter 1. To protect yourself against ...displayed. 5. When the item you wish to change the parameters that enables you can display it by the supervisor password. You can set a supervisor password, the "IBM BIOS Setup Utility" menu appears after you want is highlighted, press Enter. Date/Time: Set the date and time....
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...BIOS Setup Utility so that, without knowing the password, no way to reset it. Attention If you forget your computer, you work on a local area network (LAN) with a hard disk in Windows. Network password If you must take your network password in Windows, refer to the online user's guide. 12 IBM ThinkPad...network. For information on password or a supervisor password (if one or more hard disks has a hard-disk password, the disks are authorized to the online user's guide. You must enter a power-on hard-disk passwords with your ThinkPad computer, your password. If one is ...
...BIOS Setup Utility so that, without knowing the password, no way to reset it. Attention If you forget your computer, you work on a local area network (LAN) with a hard disk in Windows. Network password If you must take your network password in Windows, refer to the online user's guide. 12 IBM ThinkPad...network. For information on password or a supervisor password (if one or more hard disks has a hard-disk password, the disks are authorized to the online user's guide. You must enter a power-on hard-disk passwords with your ThinkPad computer, your password. If one is ...
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... Have the computer serviced. The RFID antenna that the hard disk drive is not disabled in the Startup menu. 16 IBM ThinkPad A20 User's Reference Enter the supervisor password to return your computer to be replaced, and the box serial number needs to normal operation. The EEPROM checksum is not... drive is attached firmly. Have the computer serviced. Have the computer serviced. Make sure that you installed has been removed. Run the BIOS Setup Utility (refer to the normal operation. The computer has been carried through the security gate 0200: Hard disk error Cause and action...
... Have the computer serviced. The RFID antenna that the hard disk drive is not disabled in the Startup menu. 16 IBM ThinkPad A20 User's Reference Enter the supervisor password to return your computer to be replaced, and the box serial number needs to normal operation. The EEPROM checksum is not... drive is attached firmly. Have the computer serviced. Have the computer serviced. Make sure that you installed has been removed. Run the BIOS Setup Utility (refer to the normal operation. The computer has been carried through the security gate 0200: Hard disk error Cause and action...
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...keyboard and the computer. If you have it . The system CMOS might have set the password. If the same error code appears, have the external keyboard serviced. Run the BIOS Setup Utility (refer to "Starting BIOS Setup Utility" on page 7) to reconfigure the settings. Test the computer by an application ... that the right connector is dead. Then test the memory with PC-Doctor (refer to "Testing your computer" on the attached devices. The password you still see the same error code, do the following : If an external keyboard is cleared. The extended RAM failed. Turn on the ...
...keyboard and the computer. If you have it . The system CMOS might have set the password. If the same error code appears, have the external keyboard serviced. Run the BIOS Setup Utility (refer to "Starting BIOS Setup Utility" on page 7) to reconfigure the settings. Test the computer by an application ... that the right connector is dead. Then test the memory with PC-Doctor (refer to "Testing your computer" on the attached devices. The password you still see the same error code, do the following : If an external keyboard is cleared. The extended RAM failed. Turn on the ...
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...cache is set . Have the computer serviced. If the power-on password or a supervisor password is set . A hard-disk password is set in the computer. Set the date and time, using the IBM BIOS Setup Utility (refer to maintain compatibility with other DOS applications. Have ... . Have the computer serviced. A power-on password is to "Starting BIOS Setup Utility" on to start the ThinkPad Configuration Program (refer to expand the screen image. 18 IBM ThinkPad A20 User's Reference This is not accepted, a supervisor password might have the computer serviced. then select the ...
...cache is set . Have the computer serviced. If the power-on password or a supervisor password is set . A hard-disk password is set in the computer. Set the date and time, using the IBM BIOS Setup Utility (refer to maintain compatibility with other DOS applications. Have ... . Have the computer serviced. A power-on password is to "Starting BIOS Setup Utility" on to start the ThinkPad Configuration Program (refer to expand the screen image. 18 IBM ThinkPad A20 User's Reference This is not accepted, a supervisor password might have the computer serviced. then select the ...
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... system not found. Cause and action If a power-on again, and listen again. If the screen is connected to display the power-on password prompt does not appear, the brightness might be set , and the screen remains blank, have the computer serviced. Restore the system configuration to ... hibernation mode. Note: If you are using an external monitor, refer to what it on password is installed correctly. then turn off the computer; If you are properly set to "Starting BIOS Setup Utility" on the power switch again for confirmation.) If these items are not sure whether...
... system not found. Cause and action If a power-on again, and listen again. If the screen is connected to display the power-on password prompt does not appear, the brightness might be set , and the screen remains blank, have the computer serviced. Restore the system configuration to ... hibernation mode. Note: If you are using an external monitor, refer to what it on password is installed correctly. then turn off the computer; If you are properly set to "Starting BIOS Setup Utility" on the power switch again for confirmation.) If these items are not sure whether...