ThinkPad USB 3.0 Secure Hard Drive

Question

Hi all,
I have just bought  brand new (April 2013) external USB 3.0 secure hdd. The device connected fine using default user password and I am also able to enter administrator mode. So far so good.
The problem is I am unable to change/delete the default pass.
1) I have tried changing it from user mode using Green+1, after which the diode blinks 3 times in red and goes green, while it should be blue.
2) I have tried deleting it from administrator mode (7+8+Green)(7+8+Green) - did not work as well.
3) I added a new user password from admin mode (Green+1) - worked fine
4) I was able to unlock and login using the new user password - OK
5) I was able to change the new user password (Green+1) to another one which also worked fine.
6) I tried deleting all user passwords again from admin mode and the only one that was deleted was the one added by me.
So whatever I do, I am still able to unlock the drive using the default pass, which makes it useless.
I have seen at least one similar posts on this forum concerning the password change
http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Options-Accessories/Thinkpad-USB-Secure-Hard-Drive-admin-password-changi...
and I hope someone will pay attention to this problem or I'll going to return it on Friday.
Best
Pawel
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Answer 1

Hello Denmark calling.
Solution for you’re:
ThinkPad USB 3.0 Secure Hard Drive problem.
In order to set the Admin pass, you will have to do the following
1. Press 0+OK for 5 sec, enter "12345678" and OK       = BLUE LED   (Admin mode)
2. Press OK+9                                                                        = BLUE LED flashes
3. Enter admin code with correct fashion, and then OK = BLUE LED flashes   (and now most important)
4. Re-enter admin code, and OK                                        = BLUE LED.
This must be done before attempting to change user password. (Obvious reasons)
For User code change.
This can be changed by accessing the admin mode first = BLUE LED
And then         
1+OK                                                                                            = BLUE LED flashes
Re-enter user code and OK                                                    = BLUE LED
For User code and Admin code there is not mentioned any reference online reference supplied by Lenovo, which tells the new proud owner the correct way to alter standard codes.
But let it be said that in my humble opinion this is a (almost) great product (SSD would make the difference for me personally)
Hopes it helps
TaR