Instruction Manual

Security functions
Configuring password protection in B IOS Setup Utility
Before using the various options for password protection in the BIOS Setup
Utility, please proceed as follows to increase data security:
Make a note of the passwords and keep them in a safe place. If you forget your supervisor
HDD password you will n ot be able to access your Tablet PC. Deletion of passwords is
not covered by your warranty and a charge will therefore be made for assistance.
Password protection
Your password can be up to
eight characters long and can contain letters and
numbers. No distinction
is made between upp ercase a nd lowercase.
Protecting BIOS Setup Utility (supervisor HDD password
and user HDD 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 the screen
while you are setting up the pa ssword.
BIOSSetupUtility
The supervisor HDD password and th e user H DD password both prevent unauthorized use of the
BIOS Setup Utility. The supervisor HDD password allows you to access all of the functions of the BIOS
Setup Utility, while the user HDD passw ord will only give you access to some of the functions. You
can only set a user HDD password w hen a supervisor HDD password has already been assigned.
Calling and using the BIOS Setup Utility is de scribed in the chapter
"
Settings in BIOS Setup Utility", Page 67.
Assigning the supervisor and user passwords
► Start the BI
OS 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 pa ssword, 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.
► Selec
t Yes and press the Enter k ey.
Pass
word
Supe
rvisorpassword
User
password
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The Tablet PC is rebooted and the new password is effective. It will now be necessary to
first e nter your supervisor or user password in order to open the BIOS Setup Utility. Please
note that the user password only provides access to a few of the BIO S settings.
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