Security

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

 

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

 

 

 

Information

Main Advanced

Security

Power Boot

 

AMD

Exit

Supervisor Password Is

Clear

 

Item Specific Help

 

Supervisor Password

User Password Is

Clear

 

controls acces to the

HDD 0 Password Is

HDD Password Frozen

 

setup utility. It can

 

 

 

 

 

be used to boot up when

Set Supervisor Password

[Enter]

 

Password on boot is

Set User Password

[Enter]

 

enabled.

 

Power on Boot

[Disabled]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F1 Help

↑↓ Select Item

F5/F6 Change Item

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.

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 0 Password Is

Shows the setting of the hard disk password.

Frozen

 

 

 

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.

 

Password on Boot

Defines whether a password is required or not while

Disabled or

 

the events defined in this group happened. The

Enabled

 

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.

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5530, 5530G specifications

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