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

Parameter

Description

Option

 

 

 

User Password is

Shows the setting of the user password.

Clear or Set

Supervisor Password is

Shows the setting of the Supervisor password

Clear or Set

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

HardDisk Security

Enables or disables primary hard disk security

 

 

function.

 

 

 

 

Password on Boot

Defines whether a password is required or not

Disabled or Enabled

 

while the events defined in this group

 

 

happened. 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.

 

 

 

 

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.

Setting a Password

Follow these steps as you set the user or the supervisor password:

1.Use the w andy keys to highlight the Set Supervisor Password parameter and press the e key. The Set Supervisor Password box appears:

2.Type a password in the “Enter New Password” field. The password length can not exceeds 8 alphanumeric characters (A-Z, a-z, 0-9, not case sensitive). Retype the password in the “Confirm New Password” field.

IMPORTANT:Be very careful when typing your password because the characters do not appear on the screen.

3.Press e.

After setting the password, the computer sets the User Password parameter to “Set”.

4.If desired, you can opt to enable the Password on boot parameter.

5.When you are done, press u to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility.

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8920 specifications

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