Security functions
Password protection for the hard disk
Passwordpr otection
The hard disk password prevents unauthorized access to the hard disk drives
and is checked internally each time the system is boote d. The condition for this
is that you have assigned at least the supervisor HDD password.
Activating hard disk protection
► Call up the BIOS Setup and select the Security menu.
If you have not assigned BIOS passwords yet, define the supervisor and the user HDD
password now, if desired (see "
Secu rity functions", Page 6 3).
► Mark the Hard Disk Security field and press the Enter key.
► In the area Drive0 , mark the field Set Master Password and press the Enter key.
Enter new Password then appears and you are asked to enter a password.
► Enter the passw ord and press the Enter key.
Confirm new Password requires you to con firm the password.
► Enter the password again and press the Enter key.
With Setup Notice: Changes have been saved you receive con firmation that
the new password has be en saved.
► If you wish to enter a password for a second hard disk (Drive1), in the area
Drive1 mark the field Set Master Password and proceed in exactly the same way
as for the set up of the first hard disk (Drive0).
The field Password Entry on Boot is set to Enabled by default. You can exit the BIOS
Setup once you have finished changing the settings.
► From the Exit menu, choose the opt ion Exit Saving Changes.
► Press the Enter key and se lect Yes.
The notebook rebo ots and your hard disk is now protected with a password . The
password prompt is enabled as soon as the notebook has rebooted.
Deactivating hard disk protection
To cancel a password (without setting a new password) 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 area Drive0 , mark the field Set Master Password and press the Enter key.
With the prom pt Enter current Password you are first asked to ente r the old passw ord again.
With E nte r new Password you are then pro mpted to enter a new password.
► After the request, press the Enter key three times.
► From the Exit menu, choose the opt ion Exit Saving Changes.
► Press the Enter key and se lect Yes.
The notebook reboots and there is no longer any password protection for this hard disk.
► If yo u wish to remove a passw ord for a second hard disk (Drive1), in the area
Drive1 mark the field Set Master Password and proceed in exactly the same way
as for the removal of the first hard disk (Drive0).
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