The table below describes the parameters in this screen. Settings in boldface are the default and suggested parameter settings.
Parameter | Description | Option |
Supervisor Password | Shows the setting of the Supervisor | Clear or Set |
is | password. |
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User Password is | Shows the setting of the user password. | Clear or Set |
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HDD Password is | Shows the setting of HDD password. | Clear or Set |
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Set Supervisor | Press Enter to set the supervisor password. |
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Password | When set, this password protects the BIOS |
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| Setup Utility from unauthorized access. The |
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| user can not enter the Setup menu and |
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| change he value of parameters. |
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Set User Password | Press Enter to set the user password. |
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| When user password is set, this password |
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| The user can enter Setup menu only and |
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Set Hdd Passwor | Press Enter to set the Hdd password. |
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| When Hdd password is set, this |
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| password protects the Hdd . Other |
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| user can’t steal information. |
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Password on Boot | Defines whether a password is required or | Disabled or Enabled |
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| changes and should be grayed out if the |
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| user password was used to enter setup. |
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NOTE: When you are prompted to enter a password, you have three tries before the system halts. Don’t forget your password. If you forget your password, you may have to return your notebook computer to your dealer to reset it.
Setting a Password
Follow these steps as you set the user or the supervisor password:
1.Use the w and y keys to highlight the Set Supervisor Password parameter and press the e key. The Set Supervisor Password box appears:
2.Type a password in the “Enter New Password” field. The password length can not exceeds 8 alphanumeric characters
IMPORTANT: Be very careful when typing your password because the characters do not appear on the screen.
3.Press e.
After setting the password, the computer sets the User Password parameter to “Set”.
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