Security functions
Setting supervisor and user password
► Start the BIOS S etup Utility and go to the Security menu.
► Select the Set Supervisor Password field and press the Enter key.
With Enter new Password: y ou are asked to enter a password.
► Enter the password and p ress the Enter key.
Confirm new Password requires you to confirm the password.
► Enter the password aga in and press the Enter key.
Changes have been saved is a confirmation that the new password has been saved.
► To set the user password, select Set User Password and proceed exactly as
when confi guring the supervisor password.
If you do not want to change any o ther settings, y ou can exit BIOS S etup Utility.
► In the Exit menu, select the option Save C hanges & Exit.
► Select Yes and press the Enter key.
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d
Userpassword
The notebook will be reb ooted and the new password will come into effect. It will now be
necessary to first enter your supervisor or user password in order to open the BIOS Setup Utility.
Please note that the u ser pa ssword only provides access to a few of the B IOS s ettings.
Changing the supervisor or user password
You can only change the supervisor password when you have logged into the
BIOS Setup Utility with the supervisor passw ord.
PasswordSupervisorpasswordUserpassword
► Call the BIOS Setup Utility and go to the Security menu.
► W hen changing the password, proceed exactly as for password assignment.
Removing passwords
To remove a password (without setting a new passw ord) perf orm the following steps:
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password
Userpasswo
rd
► Start the BIOS S etup Utility and go to the Security menu.
► Highlight the Set Supervisor Password or Set User Password field and press the Enter key.
You will be requested to ente r the current password by the Enter Current Password prompt.
Yo u will be requested to enter a new password by the Enter New Password prompt.
► Press the Enter key tw ice.
► In the Exit menu, select the option Save C hanges & Exit.
► Select Yes and press the Enter key.
The notebook will now reboot with the password rem oved.
Removing the supervisor password simultane ously deactivates the user password.
Password protection for booting of the operating system
With the supervisor password y ou have set in
the BIOS Setup Utility (see
section "
Setting supervisor and user passw
ord", Page 47), you can also
prevent booting of the operating s ystem.
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