Security functions
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Cancelling passwords
To cancel a password (without setting a new password) run the following steps:
► Enter the BIOS Setup Utility and go to the Security menu.
► Mark the Supervisor Password or User Password field and press the Enter key.
With Enter Current Password you will be asked to enter your current password.
► Enter the password and press the Enter key.
With Enter new Password you will be asked to enter a password.
► Press the Enter key twice.
Select the Exit Saving Changes option in the Exit menu.
► Select OK and press the Enter key.
Your notebook will now restart and the password is cancelled.
With the supervisor password you simultaneously deactivate the user password.
System password protection
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Before you can set up the system password protection, you must have assigned the
supervisor password in the BIOS Setup Utility (see the section "Setting supervisor and user
password").
Setting access authorization to the BIOS Setup Utility
If you have forgotten a Supervisor password in the BIOS Setup Utility, you can specify which settings
in the BIOS Setup Utility can be changed via the User Access Level. The following options are available:
Full Access
All BIOS Setup Utility settings may be modified.
Limited
Settings such as Date and Time may be modified.
View only
BIOS Setup Utility settings may be viewed but not modified.
No access
No access to the BIOS Setup Utility is permitted.
► Enter the BIOS Setup Utility and go to the Security menu.
► Select the User Access Level field and then choose the desired option.
If you do not want to make any other settings, you can exit BIOS Setup Utility.
► Select the Exit Saving Changes field under Exit.
► Select OK and press the Enter key.
The Notebook is rebooted and the changes to the settings come into effect.
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