Security functions
Setting supervisor and user password
► Start the BIOS Setup Utility and go to the Security menu.
► Select the Set Superviso r P assw o rd field and press the Enter key.
With Enter new Password: you are asked to enter a password.
► Enter the password and p ress the Ente r key.
Confirm new P assword 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 password, select Set User Password and procee d exactly as
when configuring th e supervisor password.
If you do not want to change any other settings, you can exit BIOS Setup Util ity.
► In the Exit menu, select the option Save Changes & Exit.
► Select Yes and press the Enter key.
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The notebook will be rebooted and the new password will come into effect. It will now be
necessary to first enter your supervisor or user p assword in order to open the BIOS Se tup Utility.
Please note that the user password only provides access to a few of the BIOS s ettings.
Changing the supervisor or user password
You can only change the supervisor password when you have logged into the
BIOS Setup Utility with the supervisor password.
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► Call the BIOS Setup Utility and g o to the Security menu.
► When changing the password, proceed exactly as for password assignm ent.
Removing passwords
To remove a password (without setting a new password) perform the f ollowing s teps:
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► Start the BIOS Setup Utility and go to the Security menu.
► Highlight the Set Supervisor Password or Set User Password field and press the Enter key.
You will be requested to enter the current password by the Enter Current Password prompt.
You will be requested to enter a new password by the Enter New Password prompt.
► Press the Enter key twice.
► In the Exit menu, select the option Save Changes & Exit.
► Select Yes and press the Enter key.
The not ebook will now reboot with the passw ord removed.
Removing the supervisor password simultaneously deactivates the user password.
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