Security functions
Deactivating hard disk protection
To cancel a password without setting a new one, proceed as follows:
► Call up the BIOS Setup and select the Security menu.
► Mark the Hard Disk Security field and press the Enter key.
► In the Drive0 area mark the Set M aster Password field and press the Enter key.
You will be initially requested to en ter the old password by the Enter current Password promp t.
You will then be requested to ent er a new password by the Enter new Password prompt.
► After e ntering the password, press the Enter key three times.
► From the Exit menu, choose the option Exit Saving Changes.
► Press the Enter key and select Yes.
The notebook reboots, a nd password protection for the hard disk is cancelled.
► To cancel the password for the se cond hard disk (Drive1), go to the Driv e1 area
and select the field Set Master Password, then proceed in exactly the same way as
for cancelling the password for the first hard disk (Driv e0).
Boot from Removable Media
With this BIO S feature you can control unauthorised bo oting of an operating system from external
media (e.g. USB stick, USB CD -RO M drive etc.). Here, we recommend that yo u set up the hard disk
as the first booting device to prevent access to your system from bootable CDs or ot her media.
The condition for this BIOS feature is that you have assigned at
least the su pervisor password.
► Call up the BIOS Setup and select the Security menu.
► Highlight the Boot from Removable Media field and press the Enter key.
► Select the entry All (if you want everyone to be allowed to boot) or Supervisor Only (if you
only want the supervisor to be authorised to do this) and press the Enter key.
If you do not want to change any other settings you c an exit the BIOS S etup .
► From the Exit menu, choose the option Exit Saving Changes.
► Press the Enter key and select Yes.
The notebook will restart an d the settings w ill be adopted.
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