Security functions
Password protection f or the hard disk
Passwordpr otection:
The hard disk password prevents unauthorised access to the hard d isk drives
and is checked internally each time the system is booted. T he prerequisite for
this is that you have assigned at least the supervisor password.
Activating hard disk protection
► Call up the BIOS Setup and select the Security menu.
If you have not assigned BIOS passwords yet, define the superviso r and, if desired,
the user password now (see "
Secu rity functions", Page 39).
► Mark the Hard Disk Security field and press the Enter key.
► In the Drive0 area mark the Set Master Password field and press the Enter key.
Enter new Password then ap pears and you are asked to enter a password.
► Enter the password and press the Enter key.
Confirm new Password requires you to confirm the password.
► Enter the password again and press the Enter key.
Setup Notice: Changes have been saved is displayed to confirm that the
new password has been saved.
► To assign the password for the second hard disk ( Drive1), go to the Drive1 area and
select the fi eld Set M aster Password, then proceed in exactly the same way as for
setting up the password for the first hard disk (Drive0).
The field Password Entry on Boot is set to Enabled by default. You can exit the BIOS
Setup once you have finished changing the settings.
► From the Exit menu, choose t he option Exit Saving Changes.
► Press the Enter key a nd select Yes.
The noteboo k reboots and your hard disk is now protected with a password. The system
will ask you to enter the password when the notebook is restarted again.
Deactivating hard disk p rotection
To cancel a passw ord without setting a new one, proceed as follows:
► Call up the BIOS Setup and select the Security menu.
► Mark the Hard Disk Security field and press the Enter key.
► In the Drive0 area mark the Set Master Password field and press the Enter key.
You will be initially requested to en ter t he old p assword by the Enter current Password prompt.
You will then be requested to enter a new password by the Enter new Password prompt.
► After entering the password, press the Enter key three times.
► From the Exit menu, choose t he option Exit Saving Changes.
► Press the Enter key a nd select Yes.
The n otebook reboots, and password protection for the hard disk is cancelled.
► To cancel the password for the second hard disk (Drive1), go to the Drive1 area
and select the field Set Master Password, then proceed in exactly the same way as
for cancelling the password for the first hard disk (Drive0).
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