Using Passwords
Using passwords
The password-setting feature helps to prevent your computer from
being used by others. After you have set a password, a prompt
appears on the screen each time you power on the computer. You
must enter your password at the prompt. You cannot use the
computer unless you type the correct password.
You can set the following passwords on your computer:
Power-on password
Set the power-on password to protect your computer from
being used by another person. The power-on password is
required both when the computer starts up and when it
resumes from suspend mode.
Hard-disk-drive password
The hard-disk-drive password provides an extra measure of
security. Even if you set a power-on password, another user
can remove the hard disk drive from your computer and put it
in a different computer to access your data. If you set a
hard-disk-drive password, however, another person cannot
access the data on your hard disk without knowing the
password. A hard-disk-drive password provides the following
security features:
– You need to type the hard-disk-drive password at startup.
– If the hard disk drive is moved to another computer, the
hard-disk-drive password must be typed at startup.
Therefore, unauthorized users cannot access your hard
disk even if the drive is removed from the computer.
– If you have not set a supervisor password, the
hard-disk-drive password is required when the computer
resumes from suspend mode.
– If you select the Prompt for password when computer
goes off standby check box in the “Power Management
Properties” window, you are required to use the
Windows 98 logon password to resume from suspend
mode.
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