User's Manual

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Securing your computer
You r c o mp uter is a valua b le in vestm ent that you need to take ca r e of. Learn
ho w to pro t ect and take care o f you r com pu t er .
S e curity f ea t ures include hardware and software locks — a security notch
and password s .
Using a computer security lock
T h e no te bo ok c o me s wi th a Ke ns in g t on - c o m patible s e c u rity slot for a secur i ty
lock .
Wrap a com pu t er secu rity lo ck cab l e around an im mo vab l e ob ject such as a table
o r han d le o f a locke d drawer. In sert t h e loc k into t h e notch an d tu r n the key to
secu r e th e loc k . So me k e yless mode ls a r e also available .
Using passwords
Passwords p r otect y our co mp uter fro m unauthoriz ed access. Setting these
passwords creates s eve ral diff e r ent leve ls of pro t e c tion fo r yo ur co mp uter
and data:
• Su pervisor Password prevents un auth or ized en t r y into the B I OS utility.
On ce set, you mu s t en ter t h is password to ga in acc e ss to the B I OS utility.
Se e "B IOS utili ty" on p a ge 41.
• User Password sec u res yo ur co mp uter aga i nst un autho r ized use. C o m b in e
th e us e o f th i s pa ss word wi th pa sswo r d ch e c k po i nts on bo ot -u p a nd resume
f r om Hi bernation for maximum secur i ty.
• Password on Boot sec u res y o ur comp uter aga i nst un autho r ized use.
Co mb ine the use of th is password wi th password chec kpo i nts on bo ot-u p
and resume f r om Hi bernat ion for maximum secur i ty.
Important! Do not forget y o ur Supervis or Password! If y ou forget
yo ur p a sswo rd, p l ease get in touch with y o ur dealer o r an
authorized service cent e r .