Operation Manual

Security functions
Setting supervisor and user password
► Start the BIOS Setup Utility and go to the Security menu.
► Select the Set Supervisor Passwo rd field and press the Enter key.
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With Enter new Password: you are asked to enter a password.
► Enter the password and press the Enter key.
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Confirm new Password requires you to confirm the password.
► Enter the password again and press the Enter key.
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Changes have been saved is a confirmation that the new password has been saved.
► To set the user password, select Set User Passw ord and proceed exactly as
when configuring the supervisor password.
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If you do not want to change any other settings, y ou can exit BIOS Setup Utility.
► In the Exit menu, select the option Save Changes & Exit.
► Select Yes and press the Enter key.
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Userpassword
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The notebook will be rebooted and the new password will come into effect. It will now be
necessary to first enter your supervisor or user p assword in order to op en the BIOS Setup Utility.
Please note that the user password only provides access to a few of the BIOS settings.
Changing the supervisor or user password
You can only change the supervisor password when you have logged into the
BIOS Setup Utility with the supervisor password.
PasswordSupervisorpasswordUserpassword
► Call the BIOS Setup Utility and go to the Security menu.
► When changing the passw ord, proceed exactly as for password assignment.
Removing passwords
To remove a password (without setting a ne w password) perform the following steps:
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password
Userpasswo
rd
► Start the BIOS Setup Utility and go to the Security menu.
► Highlight the Set Supervisor Password or Set User Password field and press the Enter key.
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You will be requested to enter the current password by the Enter Current Password prompt.
You will be requested to enter a new p assword by the Enter New Password prompt.
► Press the Enter key tw ice.
► In the Exit menu, select the option Save Changes & Exit.
► Select Yes and press the Enter key.
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The notebook will now reboot with the password removed.
Removing the supervisor password simultaneously de activates the user password.
Password protection for booting of the operating system
With the supervisor password you have set in
the BIOS Setup Utility (see
section "
Setting supervi sor and user pa ssw
ord", Page 35), you can also
prevent booting of the operating system.
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