Security functions
Assigning the supervisor and user passwords
► Start the BIOS Setup Utility and go to the Security menu.
► Select the Set Supervisor P assw ord field and press the Enter key.
With Enter new Password: you are asked to enter a password.
► Enter the password and p ress the Enter key.
Confirm new Password requires you to confirm the password.
► Enter 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 password, select Set User Passw ord and procee d exactly as
when configuring the supervisor password.
If you d o not want to change any other settings, you can exit BIOS S etu p Utility.
► In the Exit menu, select the opt ion Save Changes & Exit.
► Select Yes and press the Enter key.
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The notebook is then rebooted and the new password comes into effect. It will now be necessary
to first enter your supervisor or user password in order to open the BIOS Setup Utility. Please
note that the user password o nly provides access t o a few of the BIOS settings.
Changing the supervisor or user password
You can only change the supervisor passw ord wh en you have logged into the
BIOS Se tup Utility with the supervisor password.
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► Call the BIOS Setu p Utility and g o to the Security menu.
► When changing the password, proceed exactly as for password assignment.
Removing passwords
To remove a password (without setting a ne w password) perform the following steps:
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► Start the BIOS Setup Utility and go to the Security menu.
► Highlight the Set Supervisor Password or Set User Password field and press the Enter key.
Yo u will be requ este d to enter the current password by the Enter Current Password prompt.
Yo u w ill be requested to enter a new password by the Enter New Password prompt.
► Press the Enter key twice.
► In the Exit menu, select the opt ion Save Changes & Exit.
► Select Yes and press the Enter key.
The notebook will n ow reboot with the password rem ove d.
Removing the supervisor password simultaneously deactivates the user password.
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