Compaq 6500 manual Security Menu, Feature Settings Comments

			Configuring Your Notebook
Security Menu
	Feature	Settings	Comments
	Supervisor	Display only field.	When set to Clear, a Supervisor Password has
	Password Is		not been set.
	User Password Is	Display only field.	When set to Clear, a User Password has not
			been set.
	Set Supervisor	Enter a password of	This option allows you to set a Supervisor
	Password	up to eight	Password that will be required to enter the
		alphanumeric	System Setup. This password can be used in
		characters. Password	place of the User Password.
		is not case sensitive.	Caution: Be sure to write the password down
			and store it in a safe place.
	Set User Password	Enter a password of	This option allows you to set a User Password
		up to eight	that will be required during: System Setup
		alphanumeric	access and System Boot, Resume, and Undock
		characters. Password	operations if enabled.
		is not case sensitive.	Caution: Be sure to write the password down
			and store it in a safe place.

Password on Boot	Disabled*
	Enabled

When set to Enabled, you will be prompted for a password on each system boot. A User Password must be set in order to access this feature.

Password on	Disabled*
Resume	Enabled

When set to Enabled, you will be prompted for a password each time the system resumes operation from Suspend Mode. A User Password must be set in order to access this feature.

Password on	Disabled*
Undock	Enabled

This option allows you to enable a password to prevent unauthorized undocking of the notebook computer from the Armada 6500 Convenience Base or Mobile 6500 Expansion Unit. When a User Password is set and this option is set to Enabled, the notebook cannot be undocked unless the system is powered on and the User or Supervisor Password is supplied.

Fixed disk boot	Normal*	Set this option to Write Protect to protect the
sector	Write Protect	hard disk boot sector from virus infection.
*Factory default setting

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