Security
The Security screen contains parameters that help safeguard and protect your computer from unauthorized use.
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 |
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Supervisor Password | Shows the setting of the Supervisor | Clear or Set |
is | password |
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Set User Password | Press Enter to set the user password. |
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| When user password is set, this password |
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| protects the BIOS Setup Utility from |
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| unauthorized access. The user can enter |
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| Setup menu only and does not have right to |
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| change the value of parameters. |
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Set Supervisor | Press Enter to set the supervisor password. |
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Password | When set, this password protects the BIOS |
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| Setup Utility from unauthorized access. The |
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| user can not either enter the Setup menu |
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HardDisk Security | Enables or disables primary hard disk |
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| security function. |
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Password on Boot | Defines whether a password is required or | Disabled or Enabled |
| not while the events defined in this group |
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| happened. The following |
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| requires the Supervisor password for |
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| changes and should be grayed out if the |
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| user password was used to enter setup. |
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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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