User's Manual

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Securing your computer
Dialogue Flybook V33i Series User’s Guide
Securing your computer
Securing your computer against unauthorized access
There are two protections that you can apply to secure your computer against
unauthorized access.
BIOS password
BIOS password prevents unauthorized boot-up and access to the BIOS setup utility.
Once the password is set, you must enter the password in the beginning of boot
sequence.
Follow the steps below to configure BIOS password:
38 Turn on your computer.
39 In the beginning of boot sequence, when the screen shows “Click mouse or press <Enter> for System Utilities.”, click mouse button or press Enter key. A selection list appears.
40 Select [Password Options] to open a Password window.
41 Configure password in this window.
Operating system passwords
Operating system passwords prevent unauthorized access to your system. Windows
XP allows more than one account to login. Every account has name and access right
and could have password to prevent unauthorized access. Create and manage
accounts in User Accounts utility.
To start the utility:
42
Click [Start][Settings][Control panel] to explore Control Panel.
43 Double-click [User Accounts] to start User Accounts utility. An User Accounts window appears for you to create and configure accounts.
Securing your computer against damage
Making frequent backups
Make frequent backups to secure your personal data. You can backup your data to
the following media:
z Second logical disk drive (D drive).
z CF cards or CF disks.
z Recordable compact disks.
z External hard disks.
z Networked drives that you have access permissions.