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•Primary Hard Disk Password protects your data by preventing unauthorized access to your hard disk. Even if the hard disk is removed from the computer and moved to another computer, it cannot be accessed without the Primary Hard Disk Password.
Important! Do not forget your Supervisor and Primary Hard Disk Password! If you forget your password, please get in touch with your dealer or an authorized service center.
You can set, change and delete passwords using the BIOS Utility or the Notebook Manager. See “BIOS Utility” on page 52 and “Notebook Manager” on page 50.
Entering a password
Note: If you wish to enter the BIOS Utility, you need to press F2 before the password prompt appears.
Follow these steps:
1When a password is set, a password prompt appears in the center of the display screen.
•Supervisor or User Password
•Primary Hard Disk Password
2Type in a valid password set for the computer: User, Supervisor or Primary Hard Disk (a block appears for each character you type), and press Enter.
If the password is correct, the computer continues booting into Windows (or enters the BIOS Utility if you press F2 before the password prompt appears).
If the password is incorrect, the following warning appears.
