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Conguring the HDD security setting using the BIOS

You can set a password in the BIOS Setup to protect your HDD.

To set a password for your HDD from the BIOS Setup:

1. Press <Delete> to enter the BIOS Setup at startup.

2. From the BIOS Setup EZ Mode screen, click

Exit > Advanced Mode. From the

Advanced Mode screen, click Main > HDDx: [name of HDD] to open the HDD

Password screen.

3. Select the

Set User Password item and press <Enter>.

4. From the

Create New Password box, key in a password, then press <Enter>.

5. Conrm the password when prompted.

6. Click

Exit and select Save Changes & Reset to save the changes made.

Take note of this password, which you would need to access the HDD.

To change the password for your HDD from the BIOS Setup:

1. Follow steps 1 and 2 of the previous section to open the HDD Password screen.

2. Select the

Set User Password item and press <Enter>.

3. From the

Enter Current Password box, key in the current password, then press

<Enter>.

4. From the

Create New Password box, key in a new password, then press <Enter>.

5. Conrm the password when prompted.

6. Click

Exit and select Save Changes & Reset to save the changes made.

To clear the user password, follow the same steps as in changing a user password, but press

<Enter> when prompted to create/conrm the password. After you clear the password, the

Set User Password item on top of the screen shows Not Installed.

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