Security

The Security screen contains parameters that help safeguard and protect your computer from unauthorized use.

 

InsydeH20 Setup Utility

 

Rev 3.5

Information

Main Advanced

Security

Power Boot

 

Exit

Supervisor Password Is:

Clear

 

Item Specific Help

 

 

User Password Is:

Clear

 

Install or Change the

HDD Password Is:

Froze

 

password and the length

 

 

 

 

 

of password must be less

Set Supervisor Password

 

 

 

than eight words.

Set User Password

 

 

 

 

Set Hdd Password

 

 

 

 

Power on password

[Disabled]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F1 Help

↑↓ Select Item

F5/F6 Change Values

 

F9 Setup Default

ESC Exit

←→ Select Menu

Enter SelectXSubmenu

F10 Save and Exit

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

NOTE: 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.

Parameter

Description

Option

 

 

 

Supervisor Password Is

Shows the setting of the Supervisor password

Clear or Set

User Password Is

Shows the setting of the user password.

Clear or Set

HDD Password Is

Shows the setting of the hard disk password.

Clear, Set, or

 

 

Frozen

Set Supervisor Password

Press Enter to set the supervisor password. When set,

N/A

 

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

N/A

 

password is set, this password protects the BIOS Setup

 

 

Utility from unauthorized access. The user can enter

 

 

Setup menu only and cannot change parameters.

 

 

 

 

Set Hdd Password

Press Enter to set the Hdd password. When Hdd

N/A

 

password is set, this password protects the Hdd from

 

 

unauthorized access.

 

 

 

 

Power on password

Defines whether a password is required or not while the

Disabled or

 

system powers on.

Enabled

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.

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