44 Chapter 2
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.
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.
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 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.
Disabled or Enabled