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 observe the following:
Make a note of the passwords and 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 rranty and a charge will be mad e for assistance.
Password protection
Your password can be up to
eight characters long and contain letters and numbers.
No distinction is made be
tween 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 them out. You cannot call the instructions onto
the screen while you are setting up the password.
BIOSSetupUtility
The supervisor password and the user password both prevent unauthorised use of the
BIOS-Setup-Utility. With the aid of the supervisor password you can access all of the functions of
the BIOS -S etu p- U tility, while t he user passw ord will only give you access to some of the functions.
You can only set up a user password if a supe rvisor password has already been assigned.
Please refer to section "Settings in BI OS Setup Utility", Pag e 53 for a description
of how to call up and operate the BI OS -Setup-Utility.
Setting supervisor and user password
► Start the BIOS Setup Utility and go to the Security menu.
► Select the Set Supervisor Password field and press the Enter key.
With Enter new Password: y ou are asked to enter a password.
► Ente r the passw ord and press the Enter key.
Confirm new Password requires you to confirm the password.
► Ente r the password again and press the Enter k ey.
Changes have been saved is a confirmation that the new passwo rd has been saved.
► To set the user password, select Set User Password and proceed exactly as
when configuring the supervisor password.
If you do not want to change an y other settings, you can exit BIOS Setup Utility.
► In the Exit menu, select the option Save Changes & Exit.
► Select Yes and press the Enter key.
PasswordSupervisorpasswordUserpassword
The notebook will be rebooted and the new password 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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