Security functions
Password protection for the hard disk
Passwordpr otection:
The had disk p assword prevents u nauthorised access to the hard disk drives and
is checked internally each time the system is boo ted. Th e condition for this is
that you have assigned at least the superviso r HDD passw ord.
Activating hard disk prot
ection
► Call up the BIOS Setup and select the Security menu .
If you have not assigned
BIOS passwords yet, de fin e the superviso r and the user HDD
password now, if desire
d (see "
Secu rity functions", Page 46).
► Mark the Hard Disk Security field and press the Enter key.
► In the Drive0 area mark
the Set Master Password field and press the Enter key.
Enter new Password then ap pears and you are asked to enter a password.
► Ente r the password a
nd press the Enter key.
Confirm new Password requires you to confirm the password.
► Enter the password
again and press the Enter key.
Setup Notice: Changes have been saved is displayed to confirm that the
new password has been saved.
► To assign the pas
sword for the second hard disk ( Drive1), go to the Drive1 area and
select the fi eld S
et Master Password, then proceed in exactly the same way as for
setting up the p
assword for the first hard disk ( Drive0 ).
The field Password Entry on Boot is set to Enabled by default. You can exit the BIOS
Setup once you have finished changing the settings.
► From the Exit m
enu, choose the option Exit Saving Changes.
► Press the Enter key a nd select Yes.
The notebook
reboots and your ha rd disk is now protected with a password. T he system
will ask you
to enter the password when the notebook is restarted again.
Deactivating hard disk protection
To cancel a passw ord without setting a new one, proceed as follows:
► Call up the BIOS Setup and select the Security menu .
► Mark the Hard Disk Security field and press the Enter key.
► In the Drive0 area mark the Set Master Password field and press the Enter key.
You will be initially requested to en ter t he old p assword by the Enter current Password prompt.
You will then be requested to enter a new password by the Enter new Password prompt.
► Afte r entering the password, press the Enter key three times.
► From the Exit menu, choose the option Exit Saving Changes.
► Press the Enter key a nd select Yes.
The n otebook reboots, and password protection for the hard disk is cancelled.
► To cancel the password for the second hard disk (Drive 1), go to the Drive1 area
and select the field Set Master Password, then proceed in exactly the same way as
for cancelling the password for the first hard disk (Drive0).
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