Operation Manual

Security functions
Password protection for the hard disk
Passwordprotect ion:
The had disk password pre vents unauthorised access to the hard disk drives
and is checked internally ea ch time the system is bo oted. T he condition for this
is that you ha ve assigned at least the supervisor passw ord.
Activating hard disk protection
► Call up the BIOS Setup and select th e Security menu.
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If you have not assigned BIOS passwords yet, define the supervisor and the user
password now, if desired (see "
Securit y functions", Page 40).
► Mark the Hard Disk Security field and press the Enter k ey.
► In the Drive0 area mark the Set Master Password field and press the Enter key.
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Enter new Password then appears and you are asked to enter a password.
► Enter the password an d p ress the Enter key.
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Confirm new Password requires you to confirm the password.
► Enter the password aga in and press the Enter key.
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Setup Notice: Changes have been saved is displayed to confirm that the
new password has been saved.
► To assign the password for the second hard disk (Drive1), go to the Drive1 area a nd
select the field Set Master Password, then proceed in exactly the same way as for
setting up the password for the first hard disk (Drive0).
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The field Password Entry on Boot is set to Enabled by default. You can exit the BIOS
Setup once you have finished chan ging the settings.
► Fr om the Exit menu, choose the option Exit Saving Changes.
► Press the Enter key and select Yes.
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The notebook reboots and your hard disk is now protected with a password. The system
will ask you to enter the password when the no tebook is restarted again.
Deactivating hard disk protection
To ca ncel a password without setting a new one, proceed as follows:
► Call up the BIOS Setup and select th e Security menu.
► Mark the Hard Disk Security field and press the Enter k ey.
► In the Drive0 area mark the Set Master Password field and press the Enter key.
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Yo u will be initially requested to enter the old password by the Enter current Password prompt.
Yo u will then be requested to enter a new p assword by th e Enter new Password prompt.
► After entering the password, press the Enter key three times.
► Fr om the Exit menu, choose the option Exit Saving Changes.
► Press the Enter key and select Yes.
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The notebook reboots, and password protection fo r the hard disk is cancelled.
► To cancel the password for the second hard disk (Drive1), go to the Drive1 area
and select the field Set Master Password, then proceed in exactly the same way as
for c ancelling the password for the first hard disk (Drive0).
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