Operation Manual

Security functions
Removing passwords
To remove a password (without setting a new password) p erform the following steps:
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► Start the BIOS Setup Utilit y and go to the Security menu.
► H ighlight the Set Supervisor Password or Set User Password field and press the Enter key.
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You will be requested to enter the current password by the Enter Current Password prompt.
You will be requested to enter a new password by the Enter New Password prompt .
► Press the Enter key twice.
► In the Exit menu, select the option Save Changes & Exit.
► Select Yes and press the Enter k ey.
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The notebook will now reboot with the password removed.
Removing the supervisor password simultaneously deactivates the user password.
Password protectio
n for booting of the operating system
With the s upervisor password you have set in the BIOS Setup Utility (see
section "
Assigning the supervisor and user passwords", Page 55), you c an
also prevent starting of the operating system.
Operating system
Activating system protection
► Start the BIOS Setup Utilit y and go to the Security menu.
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► Select the Password on Boot option and press the Enter key.
► Select the desired option (Disabled, First Boot or Every Boot) and press the Enter key
► Select the Save Changes & Exit option under Exit.
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The notebook reboots. You will be prompted to enter your password (the supervisor password).
Deactivating system protection
► Start the BIOS Setup Utilit y and go to the Security menu.
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► Select the Password on Boot option and press the Enter key.
► Select the Disabled option and press the Enter k ey.
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If you do not want to change any other settings, you can exit BIOS Setup Utility.
► Select the Save Changes & Exit option under Exit.
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The n otebook will reboot. The system is n o longer password-protected .
Password prote ction for the hard disk
If a sup
ervisor password has been assigned, a p assword for the hard disk can
also be
set in the Hard Disk Security menu.
The ha
rd disk is protected by this password. Data on this hard disk can only be read
into a
nother system if the correct password has been entered.
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