Security functions
Password protection for the hard disk
Passwordpr otection:
The had disk password prevents unauthorised access to t he hard disk drives
and is checked internally each time the s ystem is booted. The condition fo r this
is that you have assigned at least the su pervisor password.
Activating hard disk protection
► Call up th e BIOS Setup and select th e Security menu.
If you have not assigned BIOS passwords yet, define the supervisor and the user
password now, if desired (see "
Secu rity functions", Page 40).
► Mark the Hard Disk Security field and press the Enter key.
► In the Drive0 area mark the Set Master Password field and p ress the Enter key.
Enter new P assword then appears and you are asked to enter a passw ord.
► Enter the password and press the Enter key.
Confirm new P assword requires y ou to con firm the password.
► Enter the password again and press the Enter key.
Setup Notice: Changes have been saved is displayed to confirm t hat the
new password has been saved.
► To assign the password for the second hard disk (Drive1), go to the Drive1 area a nd
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 ha ve finished changing the settings.
► From the Exit menu, choose the option Exit Saving Changes.
► Press the 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 t he notebook is restarted again.
Deactivating hard disk protection
To cance l a password without set ting a new one, proceed as follows:
► Call up th e BIOS Setup and select th e Security menu.
► Mark the Hard Disk Security field and press the Enter key.
► In the Drive0 area mark the Set Master Password field and p ress the Enter key.
You will be initially requested to enter the old password by the Enter current Password prompt.
You will then be requeste d to enter a new password by the Enter new Password prompt.
► After entering the password, press the Ente r key three times.
► 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 (Dr ive1 ), go to th e Drive1 area
and select the field Set Master P assword, then proceed in exactly the same way as
for cancelling the password for the first hard disk (Drive0).
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