Security functions
Password protection for the hard disk
Passwordpr otection:
The had disk password prevents unauthorised access to the hard disk drives
and is checked internally each time the system is booted. The c ondition fo r this
is that you ha ve assign ed at least the su pervisor password.
Activating hard disk protection
► Call up the BIOS Setup and select th e Security menu.
If you have not assigned BIOS passwords yet, de fin e the s upervisor and the user
password now, if desired (see "
Secu rity functions", Page 40).
► Mark the Hard Disk Security field and p ress the Enter key.
► In th e Drive0 area mark the Set Master Password field and press the Enter key.
Enter new Password then appears and you are asked to ent er a password.
► Enter the password and p ress the Enter key.
Confirm new Password requires you to con firm 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 pa ssword for the secon d hard disk (Drive1), go to the Drive 1 area a nd
select the field Set Master Password, then proceed in exactly the 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 chan ging the settings.
► Fr om the Exit menu, choose the option Exit Saving Changes.
► Press the Enter k ey and select Yes.
The note book reboots and your hard disk is now protected w ith a password. The system
will ask you to enter the password when the no tebook is restarted again.
Deactivating hard disk protection
To ca ncel a password without setting a new one, proceed as follows:
► Call up the BIOS Setup and select th e Security menu.
► Mark the Hard Disk Security field and p ress the Enter key.
► In th e Drive0 area mark the Set Master Password field and press the Enter key.
You will be initially reque sted to enter the old password by the Enter current Password prompt.
You will then be requested to enter a new password by the Enter new Password prompt.
► After entering the password, press th e Enter key three times.
► Fr om the Exit menu, choose the option Exit Saving Changes.
► Press the Enter k ey and select Yes.
The notebook reboots, and password 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 password for the first hard disk (Drive0).
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