Security functions
Removing passwords
To remove a password (without setting a new password) perform the following steps:
PasswordSupervisorpasswordUserpassword
► Start the BIOS Setup Utilit y and go to the Security menu.
► Highlight the Set Supervisor Password or Set User Password field and press t he Enter key.
You will be requested to enter the current password by the E nter Current Password prompt.
You will be requested to enter a new password by the Enter New Password prompt.
► Press the Enter key twice.
► In the Exit menu, select the option Save Changes & Exit.
► Select Yes and press the Enter key.
The notebook will now reboot with the password removed.
Removing the superviso r password simultaneously deactivates the user password.
Password protection for booting of the operating system
With the supervisor password you hav
esetintheBIOS Setup Utility (see
section "
Setting superv isor and use
r pass word", Page 39), you can also
prevent booting of the operating sys
tem.
Operating system
Activating system protection
► Start the BIOS Setup Utilit y and go to the Security menu.
Operatings ystem
► Select the Password on Boot option and
press the Enter key.
► Select Enabled and press the Enter key.
► Select the Save Changes & Exit option un
der Exit.
The notebook will reboot. You will be prompted to enter your p assword (the supervisor password).
Deactivating system protection
► Start the BIOS Setup Utilit y and go to the Security menu.
Operatings ystem
► Select the Password on Boot option and pr
ess the Enter key.
► Select the Disabled option and press the Enter key.
If you do not want to change any other setti
ngs, you can exit BIOS Setup Utility.
► Select the Save Changes & Exit option unde r Exit.
The n otebook will reboot. The system is n o l
onger passw ord-prote cted .
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