Security functions
Protecting BIOS Setup Utility (supervisor and
user HDD password)
If you have opened these op erating instructions on the screen, we recommend that
you print out the following instructions. B ecause you cannot call the instructions
onto the screen while y ou are setting up the password.
BIOSSetupUtility
You prevent unauthorized use of the BIOS Setup Utility with both the supervisor and the user
HDD password. The supervisor HDD password gives you access to all functions of the BIOS
Setup Utility, while the user HDD password only provides some of the functions. You ca n only
set a user HDD password if a supervisor HD D password ha s already been assigned.
Please refer to the ""Settings in BIOS Setup Utility", Page 53 sec tion for a
description o f how to call up and operate the BIOS S etu p Utility.
Setting supervisor and user HDD password
► Start the BIOS Setup Utility and go to the Security menu.
► Select the Set super visor HDD password field and press the Enter key.
With Enter new Password: you are asked to enter a password.
► Enter the passw ord and press the Enter key.
Confirm new Password requires you to con firm the password.
► Enter the password again and press the Enter key.
Changes have been saved is a confirmation that the new password has been saved.
► To set the user HDD password, select Set user HDD password and proceed exactly
as when configuring the supervisor HDD password.
If you do not want to change 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.
Passwordsupervi sorHDDpa ssworduserHD Dpasswor d
The notebook will be rebooted and the new passw ord will come into effect. It will now be necessary
to first enter yo ur supervisor or user HDD password in order to op en the BIOS Setup Utility.
Please note that the user HDD password only p rovides access to a few of the BIO S settings.
Changing the supervisor or user HDD password
You can only change the supervisor HD D password when you have logged into the
BIOS Setup U tility with the supervisor HDD password.
PasswordsupervisorHDDpassworduserH DDpasswo rd
► Call the BIOS Setup Utility andgototheSecurity menu.
► When changing the password, proceed exactly as for password assignment.
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