Security functions
Setting supervisor and user password
►Start the BIOS Setup Utility and go to the Security menu.
►Select the Set Supervisor Password field and press the Enter key. With Enter new Password: you are asked to enter a password.
►Enter the password and press the Enter key.
Confirm new Password requires you to confirm the password. ► Enter the password again and press the Enter key.
Changes have been saved is a confirmation that the new password has been saved.
►To set the user password, select Set User Password and proceed exactly as when configuring the supervisor password.
If you do not want to change any other settings, you can exit BIOS Setup Utility. ► In the Exit menu, select the option Save Changes & Exit.
► Select Yes and press the Enter key.
The Tablet PC is rebooted and the new password is effective. It will now be necessary to first enter your supervisor or user password in order to open the BIOS Setup Utility. Please note that the user password only provides access to a few of the BIOS settings.
Changing the supervisor or user password
You can only change the supervisor password when you have logged into the BIOS Setup Utility with the supervisor password.
►Call the BIOS Setup Utility and go to the Security menu.
►When changing the password, proceed exactly as for password assignment.
Removing passwords
To remove a password (without setting a new password) perform the following steps:
►Start the BIOS Setup Utility and go to the Security menu.
►Highlight the Set Supervisor Password or Set User Password field and press the Enter key.
You will be requested to enter the current password by the Enter Current Password prompt. You will be requested to enter a new password by the Enter New Password prompt.
►Press the Enter key twice.
►In the Exit menu, select the option Save Changes & Exit.
►Select Yes and press the Enter key.
The Tablet PC is rebooted and the password is cancelled.
Removing the supervisor password simultaneously deactivates the user password.
Password protection for booting of the operating system
With the supervisor password you have set in the BIOS Setup Utility (see section "Setting supervisor and user password", Page 55), you can also prevent booting of the operating system.
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