Operation Manual

Security functions
Configuring password protection in BIOS Setup Utility
Before using the various options for password protection in the BIOS Setup utility
to increase da ta security, please observe the following:
Make a note of the passwords and keep them in a safe place. If you forget your
supervisor password you will not be able to access your notebook. Passwords are
not covered by your warranty and a charge will be made for assistance.
Password protection
Your password can be up to eig
ht characters long and contain letters and numbers.
No distinction is made betwe
en uppercase and lowercase.
Protecting BIOS Setup Utility (supervisor and user password)
If you have opened these operating instructions on the screen, w e recommend that
you print out the following instruction s. Because you cannot call the instructions
onto the screen while you are setting up the password.
BIOSSetupUtility
You prevent unauthorised use of the BIOS Setup Utility with both the supervisor and the u ser
password. The supervisor password gives you access to all functions o f the BIOS Setup
Utility, while the user password on ly provides some of the functions. You can only set a
user password if a supervisor password has already been assigned.
Please refer to the ""Se ttings in BIOS Setup Utility", Page 49 se ction for a
description of how to call up and operat e the BIOS S etu p Utility.
Setting supervisor and user password
► Start the BIOS Setup Utility and go to the Se curity menu.
► Select the Set Supervisor Password field and press the En ter key.
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With Enter new Password: you are asked to enter a password.
► Enter the password and press the Enter key.
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Confirm new Password requires you to confirm the password .
► Enter the password again and press the Enter key.
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Changes have been saved is a confirmation that the new password has been saved.
► To set the user password, select Set User Passw ord and proceed exactly as
when configuring the supervisor password.
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If you do not want to make any othe r settings, you can exit BIOS Setup Utility.
► Select the Save Changes and Exit option in the Exit menu.
► Select Yes and press the Enter key.
Pass
word
Supe
rvisorpassword
User
password
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The notebook is rebooted and the new password is effective. If you now want to open
the BIOS Setup Utili ty,youmustfirst enter your supervisor or user password. Please note
that the user password only provides access to a few of the B IOS settings.
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