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.
With the supervisor HDD password you simultaneously deactivate the user password.
Password protectio
n for booting of the operating system
With the s upe rvisor HDD password that you set in the BI OS Setup Utility (see
section "
Setting the supervisor and user HDD passwords", Page 53), you
can also prevent booting of the operating s ystem.
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 are prompted to enter your password (the supervisor HDD 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 protection for the hard disk
Passwordprotect ion:
The hard disk password prevents unauthorised access to the hard disk drives
and is checked internally each time the system is booted. The requirement is
that you have set at least the supervisor HDD pa ssword.
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