NOTE: To reduce the risk of being locked out of the computer, record each password and store it in a secure place.

You can use the same password for a Setup Utility (BIOS) feature and for a Windows security feature. You can also use the same password for more than one Setup Utility (BIOS) feature.

For additional information about Windows passwords, such as screen-saver passwords, select Start > Help and Support.

Setting passwords in Windows

Password

Function

 

 

Administrator password

Protects administrator-level access to computer contents.

 

NOTE: This password cannot be used to access Setup

 

Utility (BIOS) contents.

 

 

User password

Protects access to a Windows user account. It also protects

 

access to the computer contents and must be entered when

 

you exit Sleep or Hibernation.

 

 

QuickLock (select models only)

Protects your information by displaying the operating system

 

Log On window. While the Log On window is displayed, the

 

computer cannot be accessed until a Windows user

 

password or a Windows administrator password is entered.

 

After you set a user or administrator password, follow these

 

steps:

 

1.

Initiate QuickLock.

 

2.

Exit QuickLock by entering your Windows user or

 

 

administrator password.

 

 

 

Setting passwords in Setup Utility (BIOS)

Password

Function

 

 

 

Administrator password*

●

Protects access to Setup Utility (BIOS).

 

●

After this password is set, it must be entered each time

 

 

you access Setup Utility (BIOS).

CAUTION: 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).

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