Security functions
Password prote ction for the hard disk
Passwordprotect ion:
The had disk password prevents unaut horised access to the hard disk drives
and is checked intern ally each time the system is booted. The condition for this
is that you have assigned at least the supe rvisor password.
Activating hard disk protection
► Call up the BIOS Setup and select the Security menu.
If you have not assigned BIOS passwords yet, define the s upervisor and the user
password now, if desired (see "
Securit y func tions", Page 35).
► Mark the Hard Disk Security field and press the Enter key.
► In the Drive0 area ma rk the Set Master Password field and press the Enter k ey.
Enter new Password then appears and you 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.
Setup N otice: Changes have bee n saved is displayed to confirm that the
new password has been saved.
► To assign 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
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 settings.
► From the Exit menu, choose the option Exit Saving Changes.
► Press the Enter key and select Yes.
The noteboo k reboots and your hard disk is no w protected with a password. 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 the BIOS Setup and select the Security menu.
► Mark the Hard Disk Security field and press the Enter key.
► In the Drive0 area ma rk the Set Master Password field and press the Enter k ey.
You will be initially requested to enter the old password by the Enter current Password prompt.
You will then be requested to ent er a new password by the Enter n ew Password prompt.
► Afte r entering the password, press the Enter key three time s.
► From the Exit menu, choose the option Exit Saving Changes.
► Press the Enter key 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 fo r the first hard disk (Drive0).
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