Security

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

 

 

 

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

 

Information

Main

Security

 

Boot

Exit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supervisor Password Is:

 

 

Clear

 

Item Specific Help

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

User Password Is:

 

 

Clear

 

Supervisor Password

 

 

HDD0 Password Is:

 

 

Clear

 

 

 

Set Supervisor Password

[Enter]

 

controls access to the

 

 

 

setup utility. It can

 

 

Set User Password

 

 

[Enter]

 

be used to boot up when

 

 

Set SATA Port 0 HDD Password

[Enter]

 

Pawword on boot is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

enabled.

 

 

Password on Boot:

 

 

[Disabled]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F1

Help

Select

Item

F5/F6

Change

Values

F9

Setup

Defaults

Es c

Exit

Select

Menu

Enter

Select

Sub-Menu

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

 

 

 

HDD0 Password

Shows the setting of the hard disk password.

Clear or Set

 

 

 

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 does not have right to change the

 

 

value of parameters.

 

 

 

 

Set SATA Port0 HDD

Enter HDD Password.

N/A

Password

 

 

 

 

 

Password on Boot

Defines whether a password is required or not while the

Disabled or

 

events defined in this group happened. The following

Enabled

 

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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5532 specifications

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