Laptop User Manual

Security functions
Password prote ction for the hard disk
Passwordprotect ion:
The had disk password prevents unauthorised access to the hard disk drives
and is checked internally each time the system is booted. The condition for this
is that you have assigned at least the supervisor password.
Activating hard disk protection
► Call up the BIOS Setup and select the Security menu .
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If you have not assigned BIOS passwords yet, defi ne the supervisor and the user
password now, if desired (see "
Securit y functions", Page 41).
► Mark the Hard Disk Security field and press the Enter key.
► In the Drive 0 area mark the Set Master Password field and press the Enter key.
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Enter new Password then appears and 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 co n firm the password.
► Enter the pa ssword again and press the Enter key.
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Setup Notice: Changes have been saved is displayed to confirm that the
new password has been saved.
► To assign the password for the second hard disk (Drive1), go to the Drive1 area and
select the field Set Master Password, then proceed in exactly the same way as for
setting up the password for the first hard disk (Drive0 ).
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The field Password Entry on Boot is set to Enabled by default. You can exit the BIOS
Setup once you have finished changing the s ettings.
► From the Exit menu, choose the option Exit Saving Changes.
► Press the Enter key and select Yes.
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The notebook reboots and your hard disk is now protected with a password. T he system
will ask y ou to enter the passw ord when the noteb ook is restarted again.
Deactivating hard disk protection
To cancel a password without setting a new one, proceed as follows:
► Call up the BIOS Setup and select the Security menu .
► Mark the Hard Disk Security field and press the Enter key.
► In the Drive 0 area mark the Set Master Password field and press the Enter key.
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You will be initially requested to enter the old password b y the Enter current Password prompt.
You will then be requested to enter a new password by the Ente r new Password prompt.
► After entering the password, p ress the Enter key three times.
► From the Exit menu, choose the option Exit Saving Changes.
► Press the Enter key and select Yes.
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The notebook reboots, and password protection for the hard disk is cancelled.
► To cancel the password for the second hard disk (Drive1), go to the Driv e1 area
and select the field Set Master Password, then proceed in exactly the same way as
for cancelling the password for the first hard disk (Drive0).
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