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LifeBook N Series BIOS
Set User Password
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[Enter] Sets, changes or cancels Drive4 User Password. The Drive4 User Password may
be up to seven characters long and must include only letters or numbers (no
symbols). Passwords are NOT case-sensitive. When a Drive4 User Password is
set, it must be used to access the modular hard drive if it is used in another sys-
tem. Note that the password will not take effect until the system has been
rebooted.
Drive5:
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Not Available Display-only. Default is Not Available. When the Drive5 Password has been set,
the field changes to Set. When this password is set, the primary hard disk drive
cannot be used in another system unless the password is entered.
Set Master
Password
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[Enter] Sets, changes or cancels Drive5 Master Password. The Drive5 Master Password
may be up to seven characters long and must include only letters or numbers (no
symbols). Passwords are NOT case-sensitive. When a Drive50 Master Password
is set, it must be used to access the hard drive if it is used in another system.
Note that the password will not take effect until the system has been rebooted.
Set User Password
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[Enter] Sets, changes or cancels the Drive5 User Password. The Drive5 User Password
may be up to seven characters long and must include only letters or numbers (no
symbols). Passwords are NOT case-sensitive. When a Drive5 User Password is
set, it must be used to access the modular hard drive if it is used in another sys-
tem. Note that the password will not take effect until the system has been
rebooted.
Password Entry on
Boot:
■
Disabled
■
Enabled
[Enabled] When set to disabled, entry of a Hard Disk Password is not required before OS
boot. (The hard disk is still password-protected without password entry.)
Table 16: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Hard Disk Security Submenu of the Security Menu
Menu Field Options Default Description