Technical data

Security functions
Protecting BIOS Setup Utility (supervisor password
and user password)
If you have opened these o perating instructions on the screen, we recommend
that you print them out. You cannot call up the instructions on th e screen
while you are setting up the password.
BIOSSetupUtility
The supervisor password and the user password both prevent unauthorized use of the BIOS
Setup Utility . The supervisor password allows you t o access all of the functions of the BIOS Setup
Utility, while the user password will only give you access to some of the functions. You can
only set up a user password if a supervisor password has already been assigned.
Calling and using the BIOS Setup Utility is described in the chapter
"
Settings in BIOS Setup Utility", Page 69.
Assigning the supervisor and user passwords
► Start the BIOS Setup Utility and go to the Security menu.
► Select the Set Supervisor Password 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 ne w Password requires you to confirm the passw ord.
► Enter the password again and press the Enter key.
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Changes have been saved is displayed as a confirmation that the new password has been saved.
► To set the user password, select Set User Password and proceed exactly as
when configuring the supervisor password.
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If you d o not want to change any other settings, you can exit BIOS Setup Utility.
► In the Exit menu, select the option Save Changes & Exit.
► Select Yes and press the Enter key.
PasswordSupervisor passwordUserpassword
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The notebook is t hen rebooted and the new password comes into effect. It will now be necessary
to first enter your supervisor or user password in order to open the BIOS Setup U tility.Please
note that the user password only provides access to a few of the BIO S settings.
Changing the supervisor password or user password
You can only change the supervisor password when you have logged into the
BIOS Setup Utility with the s upervisor p assword.
PasswordSupervisorpasswordUserpassword
► Start the BIOS Setup Utility and go to the Security menu.
► When changing the password, proceed exactly as when assigning a password.
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