Attachingacablelock
Acablelockcanbeusedtosecuredevices,suchasthekeyboardandthemouse,bylockingthedevice
cablestoyourcomputer.Thecablelockattachestothecable-lockslotsontherearofyourcomputer.See
“Locatingconnectorsontherearofyourcomputer”onpage10.
Toinstallacablelock,dothefollowing:
1.Inserttheclip1intothecable-lockslot4.
2.Pullthecablesyouwanttolockthroughthedentsinthecablelock.
3.Presstheclip2intothecable-lockslot3untilitsnapsintoposition.
Figure9.Installingacablelock
Usingpasswords
YoucansetavarietyofpasswordsthroughtheMicrosoftWindowsoperatingsystemandthroughtheBIOS
ofyourcomputertohelpdeterunauthorizeduseofyourcomputer.
BIOSpasswords
YoucanusetheBIOSSetupUtilityprogramtosetpasswordstopreventunauthorizedaccesstoyour
computeranddata.Thefollowingtypesofpasswordsareavailable:
•Power-OnPassword:WhenaPower-OnPasswordisset,youarepromptedtotypeavalidpassword
eachtimethecomputeristurnedon.Thecomputercannotbeuseduntilthevalidpasswordistyped
in.Formoreinformation,see“Power-OnPassword”onpage96
.
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