Gateway p-79 manual Security screen, Supervisor or

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Security screen

The Security screen contains parameters that help safeguard and protect your notebook from unauthorized use.

Phoenix SecureCore(tm)

Setup Utility

Main

Advanced

Security

Boot

Exit

Item

Specific Help

Supervisor Password is:

Clear

User

Password

is:

Clear

Supervisor Password

Set

Supervisor

Password

[

Enter

]

controls

access of

the

Set

User

Password

[Enter]

whole setup utility.

Set

HDD

Password

[Enter]

It can be used to

boot

up when

Password

on

Diskette

access

[Supervisor]

boot is

enabled.

Fixed disk boot

sector:

[Normal]

Password

on Boot:

[Disabled]

F1	Help	Select	Item	-/+	Change	Values	F9	Setup	Defaults
Esc	Exit	Select	Menu	Enter	Select	Sub-Menu	F10	Save	and Exit

Important

Refer to “Removing a password lock” on page 47 if you need to know how to remove a Hard Drive or BIOS Password.

The table below describes the parameters in this screen. Settings in boldface are the default and suggested parameter settings.

.

Parameter	Description	Option
Supervisor Password Is	Shows the setting of the Supervisor password	Clear or Set
User Password Is	Shows the setting of the User password.	Clear or Set
Set Supervisor Password	Press Enter to set the supervisor password. When
	set, this password protects the BIOS Setup Utility
	from unauthorized access. The user cannot enter
	the Setup Utility without entering this password.
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 changes. The
	user can enter the Setup Utility only and does not
	have the right to change the value of any
	parameters.
	If Password on Boot is enabled, the user must
	enter the user password each time the notebook
	is turned on or wakes from Sleep.
Set HDD Password	Press Enter to set the HDD password.
Diskette access	When Supervisor or User Password is set, lets you	Supervisor or
	control access to diskette drives.	User

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