User's Manual

8UsingBIOSsetupandsystemrecovery
Formoreinformation,seethefollowingsections:
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Settingasupervisorpassword,page35
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UpdatingBIOS,page35
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UpdatingEC,page37
Settingasupervisorpassword
Youcansetasupervisorpassword,whichwillberequiredtoaccesstheBIOSSetuputility.
1. IntheBIOSSetuputility,tapSecurity/Account’sPasswordStatus.
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2. TapEnternexttoSetSupervisorPasswordtoaccessthevirtualkeyboard.
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3. TypeinthepasswordtousefortheSupervisorprofile,thentapEnter.
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4. Typeinthesamepasswordagaintoverifyit,thetapEntertoconfirmthepassword.
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5. TapHomeatthebottomofthescreen,thentapSave&Exit.
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6. TapExitSavingChangestodisplaytheconfirmationscreen,thentapYes.
Tochangethesupervisorpassword:
1. IntheBIOSSetuputility,tapSecurity/Account’sPasswordStatus.
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2. TapEnternexttoSetSupervisorPasswordtoaccessthevirtualkeyboard.
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3. Typeinthecurrentsupervisorpassword,thentapEnter.
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4. Typeinthenewpassword,thentapEnter
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5. Typeinthesamepasswordagaintoverifyit,thetapEntertoconfirmthenewpassword.
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6. TapHomeatthebottomofthescreen,thentapSave&Exit.
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7. TapExitSavingChangestodisplaytheconfirmationscreen,thentapYes.
Asupervisorpasswordcannotbereset.Intheeventthatyouforgetthesupervisorpassword,youmustreflash
theBIOStoentertheBIOSmenus.See
UpdatingBIOS,page35.
UpdatingBIOS
ToupdateandreflashthesystemBIOS,startwiththetabletcomputerturnedoff.Youwillalso
needaUSBkeyboardconnectedtothetabletcomputertoentercommands.
Toprotectthedevicefrompowerlossduringtheupdateprocedureandtopreventirreparabledamagetoyour
system’smainboard,Trimblerecommendsthatyouconnectthedevicetomains powerusingthetheACadapter.
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