The table below describes the parameters in this screen. Settings in boldface are the default and suggested parameter settings.

Parameter

Description

Option

 

 

 

Supervisor Password is

Shows the setting of the supervisor password.

Clear or Set

User Password is

Shows the setting of the uer password.

Clear or Set

 

 

 

Set Supervisor Password

Press Enter to set the supervisor password.

 

 

When set, this password protects the BIOS

 

 

Setup Utility from unauthorized access. The

 

 

user can not either enter the Setup menu nor

 

 

change the value of parameters.

 

 

 

 

Set User Password

Press Enter to set the user password. When

 

 

user password is set, this password protects

 

 

the BIOS Setup Utility from unauthorized

 

 

access. The user can enter Setup menu only

 

 

and does not have right to change the value of

 

 

parameters.

 

 

 

 

Primary Harddisk Security

This feature is available to user when

 

 

Supervisor password is set. Password can be

 

 

written on HDD only when Supervisor

 

 

password or user password is set and

 

 

password on HDD is set to enabled.

 

 

Supervisor Password is written to HDD only

 

 

when Supervisor password is being set. User

 

 

password is written to HDD when both

 

 

passwords are set. When both Supervisor and

 

 

user password are present, both passwords

 

 

can unlock the HDD.

 

 

 

 

Password on Boot

Defines whether a password is required or not

Disabled or Enabled

 

while the events defined in this group

 

 

happened. The following sub-options are all

 

 

requires the Supervisor password for changes

 

 

and should be grayed out if the user password

 

 

was used to enter setup.

 

 

 

 

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 andy 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 (A-Z, a-z, 0-9, not case sensitive). Retype the password in the “Confirm New Password” field.

IMPORTANT:Be very careful when typing your password because the characters do not appear on the screen.

3.Press e.

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3200 Series specifications

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