Configuring Your Notebook
Notebook Computer Security
Notebook Computer Security is important to avoid theft or accidental loss of your computer software and hardware. The Compaq Armada 6500 provides the following levels of protection:
·User Password – Used to prevent unauthorized access to your notebook computer and prevent unauthorized removal of the notebook from a docking option. The User Password also allows access to a subset of the System Setup options.
·Supervisor Password – Used to prevent unauthorized access to your notebook computer’s System Setup.
·Password on Undock – Used to prevent unauthorized undocking of the notebook from the Armada 6500 Convenience Base or Mobile 6500 Expansion Unit. Requires a User Password be set.
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It is important that you remember your User and Supervisor Password after you have set them on your notebook computer. If you forget either password and want to have it reset, you must send the notebook computer along with proof of ownership to a Compaq Service Center for service.
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Setting/Changing a Supervisor Password
If you set a Supervisor Password, you need to enter it each time you want to access the System Setup. Perform the following steps to set or change the Supervisor Password:
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The Supervisor Password can be used in place of the User Password.
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1.Turn on your notebook computer.
2.During system boot, press the [fn] + [F3] key combination when the Compaq logo appears to enter System Setup.
3.If a Supervisor Password is set, enter the Supervisor Password when prompted. The System Setup main menu will appear on the screen.
4.Highlight the Security menu option.
5.Highlight the Set Supervisor Password field and press [Enter].