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Parameter | Description | Option |
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Set Supervisor | Press Enter to set a supervisor password. When set, this password | |
Password | will allow the user to access and change all settings in the Setup | |
| Utility. |
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Set User Password | Press Enter to set a user password. When set, this password will | |
| restrict a user’s access to the Setup menus. Only the following | |
| menus will be accessible: |
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| • System Time and System Date |
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| • All Exit menu options excluding Load Setup Defaults | |
| Note: A supervisor password must first be set before creating a | |
| user password. |
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| If Password on Boot is enabled, the user must enter the user | |
| password each time the notebook is turned on or wakes from | |
| Sleep. |
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Set HDD | Press Enter to set password for accessing the hard disk drive | |
Password | (HDD) password. It will be required during | |
| from hibernation mode. |
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Password on Boot | Referred to as the | Disabled |
| enabled, the user or supervisor password will be | Enabled |
| required to boot up the system. |
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Note: A supervisor password must first be set before creating a user password.
Caution
When you are prompted to enter a password, you have three tries before the system halts. Don’t forget your password.
Setting a password
Note the following reminders before you define a system password:
•The maximum length of password contains 8 alphanumeric characters.
•System passwords are
•When typing the password, only shaded blocks representing each typed character are visible.
To set a supervisor password:
1Press ↑ or ↓ to highlight Set Supervisor Password, then press Enter. The Set Supervisor Password box opens.
2Type a password, then press Enter.
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