Security functions
Removing passwords
To remove a password (without setting a new password) perform the following s teps:
PasswordSupervisorpasswordUserpassword
► Start the BIO S Setu p Utility and go to the Security menu.
► Highlight the Set Supervisor Password or Set User P assword field and press the Enter key.
You will be requested to ente r the c urrent password by the Enter Current Password prompt.
Enter New Password will appear and you will be requested to enter a new passw ord.
► Press the Enter key twice at this request.
► 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.
With the supervisor password, you sim ultaneously deactivate the user password.
Password protectio
n for booting the operating system
With the supervisor password you have set in the BIOS Setup Utility (see
section "
Assig ning the supervisor and user passwords", Page 74), you can
also preve nt booting of the operating system.
Operating system
Activating system protection
► Start the BIO S Setu p Utility and go to the Security menu.
Operatings ystem
► Select the PasswordonBootoption and press the En ter key.
► Select the option you require (Disabled, First Boot or E very Boot) and press the enter key
► Select the Save Changes & Exit option under Exit.
The notebook will reboot. You will be pro m pted to enter your password (the supervisor password).
Deactivating system protection
► Start the BIO S Setu p Utility and go to the Security menu.
Operatings ystem
► Select the PasswordonBootoption and press the En ter key.
► Select the Disabled option and p ress t he Enter key.
If you do not want to change any other settings, y ou can exit BIOS Setup Util ity.
► Select the Save Changes & Exit option under Exit.
The notebook will reboot. The system is no longer password-protected.
Password protection for the hard disk
If a sup
ervisor password was set, an additional password for the hard disk
canbes
et in the Hard Disk Security me nu.
The ha
rd disk is protected by this password. Data on this h ard disk can then o nly be
read i
n another system if the correct password is entered.
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