Dell PP01S - Using a User Password; Using a Hard-Disk Drive Password

The supervisor password overrides the user password. Whenever you are prompted to enter
the user password, you can enter the supervisor password instead.
NOTE: The supervisor password provides access to the computer, but it does not
provide access to the hard-disk drive when the drive is protected by a password.
If you forget the user password and do not have a supervisor password assigned, or if you
have both a user and a supervisor password assigned but forget them both, call Dell.
NOTICE: Disabling the supervisor password disables the user password.
Using a User Password
The user password allows you to protect the computer from unauthorized access.
NOTE: Before assigning a user password, you must set a supervisor password.
After assigning a user password, you must enter it each time you turn on your computer. The
following message appears at the bottom of the screen each time you turn on the computer:
Enter Password
To continue, type your password and press <Enter>.
If you assigned a supervisor password, you can use it instead of the user password. The
computer does not specifically prompt you for the supervisor password.
NOTICE: Disabling the supervisor password disables the user password.
Using a Hard-Disk Drive Password
The hard-disk drive password helps protect the data on your hard-disk drive from unauthorized
access.
NOTE: Hard-disk drives that are not purchased from Dell for use with your computer
may not support the hard-disk drive password option.
After assigning a hard-disk drive password, you must enter it each time you turn on the
computer and each time you resume normal operation from suspend mode or standby mode.
If the hard-disk drive password is enabled, the following message appears each time you turn
on the computer:
Enter HD1 Password
To continue, enter the hard-disk drive password. Press <Esc> to return the computer to its
previous state—suspend, standby, or off.
Securing Your Computer: Dell Latitude LS Portable Computers User's Guide
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