Security functions
Password protection for the ha rd disk
Passwordpr otection:
The had disk password pre vents unauthorised access to the hard disk drives
and is checked internally each tim e the system is booted. The condition fo r this
is that you have assigned at least the supervisor password.
Activating hard disk protection
► Call up th e BIOS Setup and select th e Security menu.
If you have not assigned BIOS passwords yet, define the supervisor and the user
password now, if desired (see "
Secu rity functions " , Page 44).
► Mark the Hard Disk Security field and p ress the Enter key.
► In t h e D rive0 area mark the Set Master Password field and press the Enter key.
Enter new P assword then appears and you are asked to enter a password.
► Enter the password an d press the Enter key.
Confirm new P assword 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 th e password for the second hard disk (Drive1), go to the Drive1 area and
select the fi eld Set Master Password, then procee d in e xactly t he same way as for
setting up the password 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 s ettings.
► Fr om the Exit menu, choose the option Exit Saving Changes.
► Press the Enter key and select Yes.
The notebook reboots and you r hard disk is now protected with a passw ord. The system
will ask you to enter the password when the notebook is restarted again.
Deactivating hard disk protection
To cancel a password without setting a new one, proceed as follows:
► Call up th e BIOS Setup and select th e Security menu.
► Mark the Hard Disk Security field and p ress the Enter key.
► In t h e D rive0 area mark the Set Master Password field and press the Enter key.
Yo u will be initially requested to enter the old password by the Enter current Password prompt.
Yo u will then be requested to enter a new password by the Enter new Password prompt.
► After entering the password , press the Ente r key three times.
► Fr om the Exit menu, choose the option Exit Saving Changes.
► Press the Enter key and select Yes.
The notebook reboots, and passwo rd protection for the hard disk is cancelled.
► To cancel the password for the second hard disk (Drive1), go to the Drive1 area
and select the field Set Master Password, then proceed in exactly the same way as
for cancelling the pa ssword for the first hard disk (Drive0).
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