Security functions
Configuring password protection in BIOS Setup Utility
Before using the various options for password protection in the BIOS Setup
Utility, please proceed as follows to increase data security:
Make a note o f the passwords and k eep them in a safe place. If you forget your
supervisor password you will not be able to access your notebook. Passwords are
not covered by your warranty and a charge will b e made for assistance.
Password protection
You r password can be up to
eight characters long a nd can contain letters and
numbers. No distinction
is made between uppercase and lowercase.
Protecting BIOS Setup Utility (supervisor password
and user p assword)
If you have opened these o perating instructions on the screen, we recommend
that you print them out. You cannot call up the instructions on the screen
while you are setting up the password.
BIOSSetupUtility
The supervisor passw ord and the user password both prevent unauthorized use of the BIOS
Setup Utility. T he supervisor password allows you to access all of the functions of the BIOS Setup
Utility, while the user password will only give you access to some of the functions. You can
only s et up a user password if a supervisor password has already been assigned.
Calling and using the BIOS Setup Utility is described in the chapter
"
Settings in BIOS Setup Utility", Page 66.
Assigning the supervisor and user passwords
► Start the BI
OS Setup Utility and go to the Security menu.
► Select the Set Supervisor Password field and press the Enter k ey.
With Enter
new Password: y ou are asked to enter a p assword.
► Ente r the password and press the Enter key.
Confirm ne
w Password requires y ou to confirm the password.
► Ente r the password again and press the Enter key.
Changes
have been saved is displayed as a confi rmat ion that the new password has been saved.
► To set the user password, select Set User Password and proceed exactly as
when configuring the supervisor password.
If yo u d
o not want to change any other se tting s, you can exit BIOS Setup Utility.
► In the Exi t menu, select the option Save Changes & Exit.
► Selec
t Yes and press the En ter key.
Pass
word
Supe
rvisorpas sw ord
User
password
The notebook is then rebooted and the new password comes into effect. It will now be necessary
to first enter your supervisor or user password in order to open the BIOS Setup Utility.Please
note th at the user password only provides access to a few of the BIOS settings.
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