HDD Password

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Password Description

If ONLY the Administrator’s password is set, then this only limits access to Setup and is only asked for when entering Setup.

If ONLY the user’s password is set, then this

is a power on password and must be entered to boot or enter Setup. In Setup, the User will have Administrator rights.

Set HDD Master Password.

***Advisable to Power Cycle System after Setting Hard Disk Passwords ***

Administrator Password Status

NOT INSTALLED

 

 

User Password Status

NOT INSTALLED

 

 

Administrator Password

 

 

 

User Password

 

 

 

HDD Password Status :

NOT INSTALLED

→← : Select Screen

Set Master Password

 

↑↓

: Select Item

Set User Password

 

Enter : Select

I/O Interface Security

 

+/—

: Change Opt.

 

F1

: General Help

 

 

F9

: Optimized Defaults

 

 

F10

: Save

 

 

ESC

: Exit

Version 2.14.1219. Copyright (C) 2011 American Megatrends, Inc.

To set the HDD password:

1.On the Security screen, click Set Master Password, type in a password and press [Enter].

2.Re-type to confirm the password and press [Enter].

3.Click Set User Password and repeat the previous steps to set up the user password.

4.Password is then set.

• The HDD Password can only be altered when you log in with Administrator privilege.

•You have to set Master Password before setting the User Password.

You will be asked to enter user password first (if there is one), then HDD user password when you power on the Notebook PC and cannot enter the operating system if you fail to enter the correct passwords.

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