Security functions
Configuring password protection in BIOS Setup Utility
Before using the various options for password protection in the BIOS Setup utility
to increase data security, please ob serve the following:
Make a note of the passwords a nd keep them in a safe place. If you forget your
supervisor password you will not be able to access your notebook. Passwords are
not covered by your wa rra nty and a charge will be made for assistance.
Password protection
Yourpasswordcanbeuptoeig
ht characters long and contain letters and numbers.
No distinction is made betwe
en uppercase and lowercase.
Protecting BIOS Setup Utility (supervisor and user password)
If you have opened these operating instructions on the screen, we recommend that
you print o ut the following instructions. Because you cannot call the instructions
onto the screen while you are setting up the password.
BIOSSetupUtility
You prevent unauthorised use of the BIOS Setup Utility with both the supervisor and the user
password. The supervisor passwo rd gives yo u access to all fun ctions of the BIOS Setup
Utility, while the user password only provides some of the functions. You can only set a
user password if a supervisor password has already been assigned.
Please refer to the ""Settings in BIOS Setup Utility", Page 109 section for a
description of how to call up and operate the BIOS Setup Utility.
Setting supervisor a nd user password
► Start the B IOS Setup Utilit y and go to the Security menu.
► Select the Set Supervisor Password field and press the Enter key.
With Enter new Password : you are asked to enter a p assword.
► Ente r the password and press the Enter key.
Confirm ne w Password requires you to confirm the password.
► Ente r the password again and press the Enter key.
Changes have been saved is a confirmation that the new password has been saved.
► To set the user pa ssword, select Set User Password and proceed exactly as
when configuring the supervisor password.
If you do not want to change any othe r settings, you can exit BIOS Setup U tility .
► In the Exit menu, select the option Save Changes & Exit.
► Select Yes and press the Enter key.
Pass
word
Supe
rvisorpas sw ord
User
password
The notebook will be rebooted an d the new passw ord will come into effect. It will now be
necessary to first enter your supervisor or user password in order to open the BIOS Setup Utili ty.
Please note that the user password only provides access to a few of the BIOS settings.
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