Security functions
Password protection for booting of the operating system
With the supervisor password you have set in th e B IOS Setup Ut ility (see
section "
Assigning the sup ervisor and user passwords", Page 57), you can
also prevent starting of the operating system.
Operating system
Activating system protection
► Start the B IOS Setup Utilit y and go to the Security menu.
Operatingsystem
► Select the Password on Boot option and press the Enter key.
► Select the desired option (Disabled, First Boot or Every Boot) and press the Enter key
► Select the Save Changes & Exit option unde r Exit.
The notebook reboots. You will be prompted t o enter your password (the su pervisor password ).
Deactivating system protection
► Start the B IOS Setup Utilit y and go to the Security menu.
Operatingsystem
► Select the Password on Boot option and press the Enter key.
► Select the Disabled option and press the Enter key.
If you d o not want to change any other settings, you can exit BIOS Setup Utility.
► Select the Save Changes & Exit option unde r Exit.
The notebook will reboot. The system is no longer password-protected.
Password prote ction for the hard disk
If a supervisor password has been assigned, a password for the hard disk can
also be set in the Hard Disk Security menu.
The hard disk is protected by this password. Data on this hard disk can only be read
into an other system if the correct password has been entered.
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