Security functions
Protecting BIOS Setup Utility (supervisor password
and user password)
If you have opened these o perating instructions on the screen, we recommend
that you print them out. You cannot call up the instructions on the screen
while you are setting up the password.
BIOSSetupUtility
The supervisor passw ord and the user password both prevent unauthorized use of the BIOS
Setup Utility. T he supervisor password allows you to access all of the functions of the BIOS Setup
Utility, while the user password will only give you access to some of the functions. You can
only s et up a user password if a supervisor password has already been assigned.
Calling and using the BIOS Setup Utility is described in the chapter
"
Settings in BIOS Setup Utility", Page 69.
Assigning the supervisor and user passwords
► Start the BIOS Setup Utility and go to the Security menu.
► Select the Set Supervisor Password field and press the Enter k ey.
With Enter new Password: you are asked to enter a password.
► Ente r the password and press the Enter key.
Confirm new Password requires y ou to confirm the password.
► Ente r the password again and press the Enter key.
Changes have b een saved is displayed as a confirmation that the new password 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 any other se tting s, you can exit BI OS Setup Utility.
► In the Exi t menu, select the option Save Changes & Exit.
► Select Yes and press the Enter key.
PasswordSupervisor passwordUserpassword
The notebook is t hen rebooted and the new password comes into effect. It will now be necessary
to first enter your supervisor or u ser password in order to open the B IOS S etup Utility.Please
note th at the user password only provides access to a few of the BIOS settings.
Changing the supervisor password or user password
You can only change the supervisor passwo rd when you have logged into the
BIOS Setup Utility with the supervisor password.
PasswordSupervisorpasswordUserpassword
► Start the BIOS Setup Utility and go to the Security menu.
► W hen changing the password , proceed exactly as when assigning a password.
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