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CHAPTER 2: System Utilities

Parameter	Description	Option
Set User Password	Press Enter to set the user
	password. When a user
	password is set, this
	password protects the
	BIOS Setup Utility from
	unauthorized access. The
	user can enter the Setup
	menu only and does not
	have right to change the
	value of parameters.
Set HDD Password	Press Enter to set the HDD
	password. When HDD
	password is set, this
	password protects the
	HDD. Other users cannot
	steal information.
Password on Boot	Defines whether a	Disabled or Enabled
	password is required or
	not while the events
	defined in this group
	happened. The following
	sub-options all require
	the supervisor password
	for changes and should
	be grayed out if the user
	password was used to
	enter setup.

Important

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 to your dealer to reset it.

Setting a Password

Follow these steps as you set the user or the supervisor password:

1Use the w andy keys to highlight the Set Supervisor Password parameter and press the e key. The Set Supervisor Password box appears:

2Type a password in the Enter New Password field. The password length cannot exceed 8 alphanumeric characters (A-Z,a-z,0-9, not case sensitive). Retype the password in the Confirm New Password field.

Important

Be very careful when typing your password because the characters do not appear on the screen.

3Press e.

After setting the password, the computer sets the User Password parameter to “Set”.

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