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Setting a User Password
Userscanstartthesystemwithauserpassword,but
cannotentertheSystemSetup.Bydoingthis,youcan
prevent other users from entering Setup.
Beforeconguringauserpassword,asupervisor
passwordmusthavebeencongured.Deactivatingthe
supervisorpasswordalsodeactivatestheuserpassword.
In the Set User Passworditem,press<Enter> and
completetheproceduresfromStep3ofSettinga
SupervisorPassword.
Setting up a Hard Disk Drive Password
(Optional)
AsupervisorpasswordmustbesetusingtheSet
SupervisorPasswordmenu.
Ifyousetapasswordforaharddiskdrive,itcannotbe
accessed from another computer.
PressEnterinthe
Set HDD Passworditemanddene
apasswordasdescribedinStep3oftheSettingupthe
SupervisorPassword.
Caution
The hard disk drive password setting function is not
providedforsomemodels.
Caution
Changing the hard disk drive password
Forsecuritypurposes,youcanonlychangeahard
disk drive password after restarting the computer
bypressingthecomputer
Powerbutton.
Ifyoucannotchangetheharddiskdrivepassword
or the HDD Password Frozen message appears
whenenteringtheBIOSSetupandthenselecting
Security > HDD 0 Password, pressthe Power
buttontoturnthecomputeronagain.
Deactivating the Password
1
Press<Enter>onthepasswordtobedeactivated.
Forexample,todeactivateasupervisorpasswordin
the Set Supervisor Passworditem,press<Enter>.
2
In the Enter Current Passworditem,enterthe
currentlyconguredpasswordandpress<Enter>.
3
Leave the Enter New Passworditemeldempty,
and press <Enter>.
4
Leave the Conrm New Passwordeldempty,and
press <Enter>.
5
In the [Setup Notice]window,press<Enter>.
The password is deactivated.