Security functions
Protecting the BIOS Setup Utility (supervisor and
user HDD passwords)
If you have opened these o perating instructions on the screen, we
recommend that you print them out. You cannot call the instructions onto
the screen while you are setting up the password.
BIOSSetupUtility
The supervisor and user HDD passwords both prevent unauthorised use of the BIOS Setup Utility.
With the aid of the supervisor HDD password you can access a ll of the functions of the BIOS Setup
Utility, while the user HD D password will only give you access to some of the functions. You can
only set a user HDD password if a supervisor HDD password has already been set.
Please refer to s ection "Settings in BIOS Setup Utility", Page 69 for a description
of how to call up and operate the BIOS-Setup-Utility.
Setting the supervisor and user HDD passwords
► Start the BIOS Setup Utility and go to the Security menu.
► Select the Set Superviso r Password field and press the Enter key.
With Enter new Password: you are asked to enter a password.
► Enter the password and p ress the Enter key.
Confirm new Password requires you to con firm the password .
► Enter the password again and press the Enter key.
Changes have been saved is a confirmation that the new password has been saved.
► To set the user HDD password, select Set User Password and proceed exactly
as when configuring the supervisor HDD password.
If you do not want to change any o ther settings, you can exit BIOS Setup Utility.
► In the Exit menu, select the option Save Changes & Exit.
► Select Yes and press the Enter key.
PasswordSupervisor passwordUserpassword
The notebook is then rebooted and the new password come s into effect. It will now be necessary
to first enter your supervisor or user HDD password in order to open the BIOS Setup Utility.
Please note that the user HDD password only provides access to a few of the BIOS settings.
Changing the supervisor or user HDD password
You can only change the s upervisor H DD password if you have logged into the
BIOS Setup Utility with the supervisor HDD password.
PasswordSupervisorHDDpasswordUserHDDpassword
► Call the B IOS S etu p U tility and go to the Security menu.
► W hen changing th e passw ord, proceed exactly as for password assignment.
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