Operation Manual

Security functions
Password protection for the hard disk
Passwordprotect ion:
The had disk password prevents unauthorised access to the hard disk drives
and is checked internally each time the system is booted. The condition for th is
is that you ha ve assigned at least the supervisor password.
Activating hard disk prot
ection
► Call up the BIOS Setup and select the Security menu.
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If you have not assigned
BIOS passwords yet, defin e the supervisor and the user
password now, if desire
d(see"
Securit y functions", Page 57).
► Mark the Hard Disk Security field and press the Enter key.
► In t h e Drive0 area mark
the Set Master P assword field and press the Enter key.
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Enter new P assword then appears and you are asked to enter a passw ord.
► Enter the password a
nd press the Enter key.
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Confirm new Password requires y ou to confirm the password.
► Enter the password
again 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 pas
sword for the s econ d hard disk (Drive1), go to the Drive1 area and
select the field S
et Master Password, t hen proceed in exactly the sam e way as for
settingupthep
assword 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 changing the settings.
► From the Exit m
enu, choose the option Exit Saving Changes.
► Press the Enter key and select Ye s.
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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 notebook is restarted again.
Deactivating hard disk protection
To cancel a password without setting a new one, proceed as follows:
► Call up the BIOS Setup and select the Security menu.
► Mark the Hard Disk Security field and press the Enter key.
► In t h e 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 the Enter new Password prompt.
► After entering the password, press the Enter key three times.
► From the Exit menu, choose the option Exit Saving Changes.
► Press the Enter key and select Ye s.
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The notebook reboots, and password protection for the hard disk is c ancelled.
► 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 cancelling the password for the first hard disk (Drive0).
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