Operating Manual

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Security functions
Conguring password protection in BIOS Setup Utility
Before using the various options for password protection i n the BIOS Setup
Utility, please proceed as follows to increase data s ecurity:
Make a note of the passwords and keep them in a safe place. If you forget your
supervisor password you will not be able to access your notebook. Passwords are
not covered by your warranty and a charge will be made for assistance.
Password protection
Your password can b e up to
32 ch aracters long an d can contain letters, numbers and
special characters. A di
stinction is made between upper and lower case.
When u sing special char
acters, please note that these are dependent on
the country-specicva
riant of the keyboard used.
Protecting BIOS Setup Utility (supervisor password
and user password)
If you have opened these operating instructions on the screen, we recommend
that you print them out. You cannot call u p the instructions on the scree n
while you are se tting up the password.
BIOSSetupUtility
The supervisor password and the user password bo th prevent unauthorized use of the BIOS
Setup Utility. The supervisor password allows you to access all of the functions of the BIOS Setup
Utility, while the use r 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 Se tup Utility is described in the chapter
"
Settings in BIOS Setup Utility", Page 86.
Assigning the supervisor and user passwords
Start the BIOS Setup Utility and go to the Security menu.
Select the Set Supervisor Password eld and press the
Enter
key.
With Enter new Password: you are asked to enter a password.
Enter the password and press the
Enter
key.
Conrm new Password requires you to conrm the password.
Enter the password again and press the
Enter
key.
Changes have been saved is displayed as a conrmation that the new password has been saved.
To set the user password, select Set User Password and proceed exactly as
when conguring the supervisor password.
If you d o not want to chang e 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.
Pass
word
Supe
rvisorpassword
User
password
The notebook is then rebooted and the new passw ord comes into effect. It will now be nece ssary
to rst enter your supervisor or user password in order to open the BI OS Setup Utility. P lease
note that the user password only provides access to a few of the BIOS settings.
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