Security functions
Removing passwords
To remove a passw ord (without setting a new password) perform the following steps:
PasswordSupervisorpasswordUserpassword
► Start the BIOS Se tup Utility and go to the Security menu.
► H ighlight the Set Supervisor Password or Set User Password field an d press the Enter key.
You will be requested to enter the current password by the Enter Current Password prompt.
Enter New Password will appea r and you will be requeste d to enter a new password.
► 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 Tablet PC is rebooted and the password is remove d.
Removing the supervisor password simultaneously deactiva tes the user password.
Password protectio
n for booting the operating system
With the supervisor password you have set in the BIOS Setu p Utility (see
section "
Assigning the supervisor and user password s", Page 59), you can
also prevent booting o f the operating system.
Operating system
Activating system protection
► Start the BIOS Se tup Utility and go to the Security menu.
Operatingsystem
► Select the Password on Boot option and press the Enter key.
► Select the option you require (First Boot or Every Boot) and press the enter key
► Select the Save Changes & Exit option unde r Exit.
The Tablet PC reboots. You will be prompted to enter you r password (the supervisor password).
Deactivating system protection
► Start the BIOS Se tup Utility 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 Tablet PC reboots. The system is no longer password-prote cted.
Password protection for the hard disk
Passw
ordprotecti on
The har
d disk password prevents unauthorized access to the hard disk drives
and is c
hecked internally each time the system is booted. The condition for this
is that
you have assigned at least the supervisor password.
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