Security functions
Password protection for the hard disk
Passwordpr otection:
The had disk password prevents unauthorised access to the hard disk drives
and is checked internally each time the system is booted. The condition for this
is that you have assigned at least the supervisor password.
Activating hard disk protection (LIFEBOOK)
► Call up the BIOS Setup and select
the Security menu.
If you have not assigned BIOS passwords yet, define the supervisor and the user password
now, if desired (see "
Setting the supervisor and user pas sword" , Page 36).
► Mark the Hard Disk Security field a
nd press the Enter key.
► In the Drive 0 area mark the Set Master Password field and press the Enter key.
Enter new Password: then appears a
nd you are asked to enter a password.
► Enter the password and press the Enter key.
Confirm new Password requires you
to confirm the password.
► Enter the password again and press the Enter key.
Setup Notice: Changes have been sa
ved is displayed to confirm that the
new password has been saved.
► To assign the password for the second hard disk (Drive1), go to the Drive1 area and
select the field Set Master Password, then proceed in exactly the same way as for
setting up the password for the first hard d isk ( Drive0 ).
The field Password Entry on Boot is
set to En abled by default. You can exit the BIOS
Setup once you have finished chan
ging the settings.
► From the Exit menu, choose the option Exit Saving Changes.
► Press the Enter key a nd select Yes
.
The notebook reboots and your hard disk is now protected with a passwo rd. The system
will ask you to enter the passw ord when the noteb ook is restarted again.
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