Gateway p-79 manual Setting a Password

CHAPTER 2: System utilities

Parameter	Description	Option
Fixed disk boot sector	Write protects boot sector on hard disk to protect	Normal or
	against viruses.	Write Protect
Password on Boot	When Supervisor or User Password is set, lets you	Disabled or
	control whether to enable or disable password	Enabled
	entry on boot up.

Caution

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

Important

You must set a Supervisor password before you can set a User password.

To set the Supervisor password:

1Press ↑ or ↓ to highlight Set Supervisor Password, then press ENTER. The Set Supervisor Password box opens.

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

3Retype the password in the Confirm New Password field.

Caution

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

4Press ENTER. After setting the password, the value of Supervisor Password changes to Set.

5Optional: you can enable the Password on Boot parameter.

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