Troubleshooting

Security Menu

Setting

Description

Default

 

 

 

User

Shows if a user password

Clear

Password is

is set.

 

 

 

 

Administrator

Shows if an administrator

Clear

Password is

password is set.

 

 

 

 

Set User

Press enter to set, change, or

Enter

Password

clear the user password. The

 

 

password can have no more

 

 

than 8 characters (0–9, A–Z),

 

 

and cannot include special or

 

 

accented characters.

 

 

 

 

Set

Press enter to set, change,

Enter

Administrator

or clear the administrator

 

Password

password, which protects

 

 

BIOS Setup settings. The

 

 

password can have no more

 

 

than 8 characters (0–9, A–Z),

 

 

and cannot include special or

 

 

accented characters.

 

 

 

 

Require

Sets whether a user password

Disabled

Password

is required when the notebook

 

on Boot

boots. Requires the

 

 

administrator password for

 

 

changes.

 

 

 

 

Internal hard

Only if the Boot password

Disabled

drive lock

option is enabled, encodes

 

 

the current user password (or

 

 

administrator password if that

 

 

is the only password set) on

 

 

the hard drive.

 

 

 

 

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