Setting passwords in Setup Utility (BIOS)

Password

Function

 

 

Administrator password*

● Must be entered each time you access Setup Utility

 

(BIOS).

 

● If you forget your administrator password, you cannot

 

access Setup Utility (BIOS).

 

NOTE: The administrator password can be used in place of

 

the power-on password.

 

NOTE: Your administrator password is not interchangeable

 

with an administrator password set in Windows, nor is it

 

displayed as it is set, entered, changed, or deleted.

 

NOTE: If you enter the power-on password at the first

 

password check before the “Press the ESC key for Startup

 

Menu” message is displayed, you must enter the

 

administrator password to access Setup Utility (BIOS).

 

 

Power-on password*

● Must be entered each time you turn on or restart the

 

computer, or exit Hibernation.

 

● If you forget your power-on password, you cannot turn

 

on or restart the computer, or exit Hibernation.

 

NOTE: The administrator password can be used in place of

 

the power-on password.

 

NOTE: A power-on password is not displayed as it is set,

 

entered, changed, or deleted.

 

 

To set, change, or delete an administrator or power-on password in Setup Utility (BIOS):

1.Open Setup Utility (BIOS) by turning on or restarting the computer. While the “Press the ESC key for Startup Menu” message is displayed in the lower-left corner of the screen, press esc.

2.Use the arrow keys and follow the on-screen instructions. When the Startup Menu is displayed, press f10.

3.Use the arrow keys to select Security, and then follow the on-screen instructions.

Your changes take effect when the computer restarts.

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