information stored in the IBM BIOS Setup Utility. The usermust enter the SVP in order to get access to the IBMBIOS Setup Utility and change the system configuration.Attention: If the SVP has been forgotten and cannot bemade available to the servicer, there is no serviceprocedure to reset the password. The system board mustbe replaced for a scheduled fee.How to remove the power-on passwordTo remove a POP that you have forgotten, do thefollowing:(A) If no SVP has been set:1. Turn off the computer.2. Remove the battery pack.For how to remove the battery pack, see “1010 Batterypack” on page 68.3. Remove the backup battery.For how to remove the backup battery, see “1130Backup battery” on page 91.4. Turn on the computer and wait until the POST ends.After the POST ends, the password prompt does notappear. The POP has been removed.5. Reinstall the backup battery and the battery pack.(B) If an SVP has been set and is known by the servicer:For R50/R50p:1. Turn on the computer and watch the lower left of thescreen for a message saying, “To interrupt normalstartup, press the blue Access IBM button.” When thatmessage appears, press the Access IBM button.2. Enter the SVP. Double-click Start setup utility.3. Select Security, using the cursor keys to move downthe menu.4. Select Password.5. Select Power-On Password.6. At the Enter Current Password field, enter the SVP.7. When the Enter New Password field opens, leave itblank and press Enter twice.8. In the Changes have been saved window, press Enter.9. Press F10; then, in the Setup confirmation window,select Yes.For R51/R51p:1. Turn on the computer; then, while the “To interruptnormal startup, press the blue Access IBM button”Related service informationGeneral descriptions 29
