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Keeping Your Files Safe
Using passwords in the Windows® operating system
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❖Setting a hard disk drive user password prevents an
unauthorized user from accessing your hard disk, even if
it is removed and installed on another computer. This
password does not encrypt data on the hard disk.
❖Setting a hard disk drive master password lets you bypass
the hard disk drive user password and access your hard
disk, in case you forget the hard disk drive user password.
If you choose to set a hard disk drive master password,
you should set it before you set a hard disk drive user
password.
HINT: The hard disk drive shipped with your computer may not
support the master password feature. When you attempt to set
master password protection, your computer may alert you that
this feature is not supported by your drive. If this happens and
you want to establish a master password for your hard disk,
contact your network administrator for instructions.
Setting a hard disk drive user only password in System Setup
If you choose to set a hard disk drive user password, we
strongly recommend that you set a hard disk drive master
password as well.
If you set a hard disk drive user password and later forget the
password, YOU WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO ACCESS YOUR
HARD DISK AGAIN, unless you have set a hard disk drive
master password.
To register a user only password in System Setup:
1Click Start, then click Shutdown, and click OK.
The computer shuts down.