Security

The Security menu screen displays system passwords options to help safeguard and protect your computer from unauthorized use.

Field

Description

Value

 

 

Supervisor Password Is

Indicates whether a supervisor password is in use (Set) or not (Clear).

 

 

User Password Is

Indicates whether a user password is in use (Set) or not (Clear).

 

 

HDD Password Is

Indicates whether an HDD password is in use (HDD Password Set) or not

 

(Clear).

 

 

 

Set Supervisor

When set, this password will allow the user to access and change all settings

Password

in the Setup Utility. Press Enter to configure.

 

Set User Password

When set, this password will restrict a user’s access to the Setup menus. Only

 

the following menus will be accessible:

 

 

System Time

 

 

System Date

 

 

Boot menu options

 

 

All Exit menu options excluding Load Setup Defaults

 

A supervisor password must first be set before creating a user password.

 

 

Set HDD Password

When set, this password will restrict a user’s access to the internal hard disk

 

drive. It will be required during boot-up or when resuming from S4 mode

 

(hibernation).

 

 

Note: If this password is the same as the power-on password, it will not be

 

required anymore at boot-up.

 

 

 

 

Password on Boot

Referred to as power-on password. When set, the

Disabled

 

user or supervisor password will be required to boot

Enabled

 

up the system or when resuming from S4 mode. A

 

 

supervisor password must first be set before

 

 

creating this password.

 

 

 

 

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4520 specifications

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