36 System Utilities
Password
Password is used to set, modify or delete the password(s) for your computer.
There are two passwords used in the system:
Supervisor Password. The Supervisor Password prevents unauthorized
access to sensitive parameters in the Notebook Manager and BIOS
Utility. It also prevents unauthorized access to your computer at system
start-up and at resume from Standby/Hibernation or Sleep mode.
User Password. The User Password prevents unauthorized access to
your computer at system start-up and at resume from Standby/
Hibernation or Sleep mode.
Setting the Supervisor Password
Note: Before you can set the User Password, you need to set the
Supervisor Password.
To set the Supervisor Password, follow these steps:
1. Click on the Change Supervisor Password button. The
following dialog box displays:
2. Click on the Enable Supervisor Password checkbox.
3. Click in the New Password textbox and type in up to seven
alphanumeric characters (A-Z, a-z, 0-9) which you want to be
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