Option | Description | |
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| NOTE: If you delete the admin password, the system password also gets deleted. |
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| You can also use the admin password to delete the HDD password. You cannot |
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| set an admin password if a system password or an HDD password is already set. |
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| You must set the admin password first, if you want to use the admin password |
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| with a system password and/or HDD password. |
System Password | Allows you to set, change, or delete the computer password (previously called the | |
| primary password). | |
| The drive does not have a password set by default. | |
| • Enter the old password | |
| • Enter the new password | |
| • Confirm the new password | |
| The successful changes in the password will take effect immediately. | |
Internal | Allows you to set, change, or delete the password on the computer's internal hard | |
| disk drive (HDD). Successful changes to this password take effect immediately. | |
| The drive does not have a password set by default. | |
| • Enter the old password | |
| • Enter the new password | |
| • Confirm the new password | |
Strong Password | Enable strong password - This option is disabled by default. | |
Password Configuration | This field controls the minimum and maximum number of characters allowed for the | |
| admin and system passwords. | |
| • | Admin Password Min |
| • | Admin Password Max |
| • | System Password Min |
| • | System Password Max |
Password Bypass | Allows you to bypass the System Password and the internal HDD password prompts | |
| during a system restart. | |
| • Disabled - Always prompt for the system and internal HDD password when | |
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| they are set. This option is disabled by default. |
| • Reboot Bypass - Bypass the password prompts on restarts (warm boots). | |
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| NOTE: The system will always prompt for the system and internal HDD |
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| passwords when powered on from the off state (a cold boot). Also, the system |
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| will always prompt for passwords on any module bay HDDs that may be present. |
Password Change | Allows you to determine whether changes to the system and hard disk passwords are | |
| permitted when an administrator password is set. | |
| • Allow | |
Computrace | This field lets you activate or disable the BIOS module interface of the optional | |
| Computrace Service from Absolute Software. | |
| • Deactivate - This option is enabled by default. | |
| • | Disable |
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