Operation Manual

Security functions
Protecting BIOS Setup Utility (supervisor and user password)
If you have opened these o perating instructions on the screen, we
recommend that you print them out. You cannot call the instructions onto
the screen while you are setting up the password.
BIOSSetupUtility
The supervisor pa ssword and the user password both prevent unauthorised use of the BIOS Setup
Utility. W ith the aid of the supervisor password you can access all of the functions of the BIOS
Setup Utility, while the user password will only give you access to some of the functions. You
can only set up a user password if a supervisor password has already be en assigned.
Please refer to section "Settings in BIOS Setup Utility", Page 73 for a description
of how to call up and operate the BIOS-Setup-Utili ty.
Assigning the supervisor and user passwords
► Start the BIOS Setup
Utility and go to the Security menu.
► Select the Set Supervisor Passw o rd field and press the Enter key.
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With Enter new Pass
word: you are asked to enter a password.
► Enter the password an d p ress the Enter key.
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Confirm new Passwo
rd requires you to confirm the password.
► Enter the password aga in and press the Enter key.
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Changes have be
en saved is a confirmation that the new password has been saved.
► To set the user password, select Set U ser Password and proceed exactly as
when configuring the supervisor password.
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Ifyoudonotwa
nt to change any other settings, you can exit BIOS Setup Utility.
► In the Exit menu, select the option Save Changes & Exit.
► Select Yes an
d press the Enter key.
PasswordSuperv isorpasswordUserpassword
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The notebook is then rebooted and the new password comes into effect. It will now be nece ssary
to first enter your supervisor or user password in order to open the BIOS Setup U tility. Please
note that the user password only provides access to a few of the BIOS settings.
Changing t
he supervisor or user password
You can only change the supervisor passw ord wh en you have logged into the
BIOS Se tup Utility with the supervisor password.
Passwo
rd
Superv
isorpassword
Userpa
ssword
► Call the BIOS Setup Utility and go to the Security menu.
► W hen cha
nging the password, proceed exactly as for p assword assignment.
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