Securing Your Computer: Dell Latitude LS Portable Computers User's Guide

The supervisor password overrides the user password. Whenever you are prompted to enter the user password, you can enter the supervisor password instead.

NOTE: The supervisor password provides access to the computer, but it does not provide access to the hard-disk drive when the drive is protected by a password.

If you forget the user password and do not have a supervisor password assigned, or if you have both a user and a supervisor password assigned but forget them both, call Dell.

NOTICE: Disabling the supervisor password disables the user password.

Using a User Password

The user password allows you to protect the computer from unauthorized access.

NOTE: Before assigning a user password, you must set a supervisor password.

After assigning a user password, you must enter it each time you turn on your computer. The following message appears at the bottom of the screen each time you turn on the computer:

Enter Password

To continue, type your password and press <Enter>.

If you assigned a supervisor password, you can use it instead of the user password. The computer does not specifically prompt you for the supervisor password.

NOTICE: Disabling the supervisor password disables the user password.

Using a Hard-Disk Drive Password

The hard-disk drive password helps protect the data on your hard-disk drive from unauthorized access.

NOTE: Hard-disk drives that are not purchased from Dell for use with your computer may not support the hard-disk drive password option.

After assigning a hard-disk drive password, you must enter it each time you turn on the computer and each time you resume normal operation from suspend mode or standby mode.

If the hard-disk drive password is enabled, the following message appears each time you turn on the computer:

Enter HD1 Password

To continue, enter the hard-disk drive password. Press <Esc> to return the computer to its previous state—suspend, standby, or off.

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Dell PP01S technical specifications Using a User Password, Using a Hard-Disk Drive Password