Using passwords

Setting a password

To set a Power On, Hard Disk, or Supervisor password, do the following:

1.Restart the computer.

2.When the IBM logo is displayed,F1 to pressenter the BIOS Setup Utility.

3.SelectPassword and pressEnter . The "Password" submenu appears:

IBM BIOS Setup Utility

 

Password

Item Specific Help

 

 

 

Set Power on Password

[Enter]

 

Set HDD Password

[Enter]

 

Set Supervisor Password

[Enter]

 

F1

Help

Select Item

Space/- Change Values

F9 Setup Defaults

 

F3/Esc

Exit

Select Menu Enter

Select

Sub-Menu

F10 Save and Exit

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ÿ Set

Power

On Password

Selecting this displays a window

for setting

the

power-on

password.

Ÿ Set HDD Password Selecting this displays a window for setting the hard disk password.

Ÿ

Set

Supervisor

Password

Selecting this displays a window

 

for

setting the

supervisor

password.

4. Select

the

type

of password

you want Entero .set, and press

The

"Set Password"

window appears.

5. Type your desired password Enterand . press

Note: You can type a maximum of seven random characters using a combination of A letotersZ) and( numbers0 to(

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