Security functions
Password protection for the hard disk
Passwordpr otection:
The had disk password pre vents unauthorised access to the hard disk drives
and is checked internally each tim e the system is booted. The condition fo r this
is that you have assigned at least the supervisor password.
Activating h ard disk prot
ection
► Call up th e BIOS Setup and select the Security menu.
If you have not assigned
BIOS passwords yet, define the supervisor and the user
password now, if desire
d(see"
Secu rity functions " , Page 55).
► Mark the Hard Disk Security field and p ress the Enter key.
► In t he Drive0 area mark
the Set Master Password field and press the Enter key.
Enter new P assword then appears and you are asked to enter a password.
► Enter the password a
nd press the Enter key.
Confirm new P assword requires you to confirm 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 pas
sword for the s econd hard disk (Drive1), go to the Drive 1 area and
select the fi eld S
et Master Password, then proceed in exactly the sa me way as for
settingupthep
assword for the first hard disk (Driv e0).
The field Password Entry on Boot is set to Enabled by defa ult. You can e xit the BIOS
Setup once you have finished changing the s ettings.
► Fr om the Exit m
enu, choose the option Exit Saving Changes.
► Press th e Enter key and select Yes.
The notebook
reboots and your hard disk is now protected with a password. The system
will ask you
to enter the password wh en the notebook is restarted again.
Deactivating hard dis k protection
To cancel a password without setting a new one, proceed as follows:
► Call up th e BIOS Setup and select the Security menu.
► Mark the Hard Disk Security field and p ress the Enter key.
► In t he Drive0 area mark the Set Master Password field and press the Enter key.
Yo u will be initially requested to enter the old password by the Enter current Password prompt.
Yo u will then be requested to enter a new password by the Enter new Password prompt.
► After entering the password , press the Enter key three times.
► Fr om the Exit menu, choose the option Exit Saving Changes.
► Press th e Enter key and select Yes.
The notebook reboots, and passwo rd protection for the hard disk is cancelled.
► To cancel the p assword for the s econd hard disk (Drive1), go to t h e Drive1 area
and select the field Set Master Password, then proceed in exactly the same way as
for cancelling the pa ssword for the first hard disk (Drive0).
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