User's Manual

Setting Windows passwords
Password Function
User password Protects access to a Windows user account.
Administrator password Protects administrator-level access to tablet contents.
NOTE: This password cannot be used to access Setup Utility
(BIOS) contents.
Setting Setup Utility (BIOS) passwords
Password Function
Administrator password
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Must be entered each time you access Setup Utility (BIOS).
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If you forget your administrator password, you cannot
access Setup Utility (BIOS).
NOTE: The administrator password can be used in place of the
power-on password.
NOTE: Your administrator password is not interchangeable with
an administrator password set in Windows, nor is it revealed as it
is set, entered, changed, or deleted.
NOTE: If you enter the power-on password at the first password
check, you must enter the administrator password to access
Setup Utility (BIOS).
Power-on password
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Must be entered each time you turn on or restart the tablet.
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If you forget your power-on password, you cannot turn on
or restart the tablet.
NOTE: The administrator password can be used in place of the
power-on password.
NOTE: A power-on password is not revealed as it is set, entered,
changed, or deleted.
To set, change, or delete an administrator or power-on password in Setup Utility (BIOS):
1. To start Setup Utility (BIOS), turn on or restart the tablet, quickly press the volume down button, and
then press the power button.
2. Tap Security, and then follow the on-screen instructions.
Your changes take effect when the tablet restarts.
Using Internet security software
When you use your tablet to access email, a network, or the Internet, you potentially expose your tablet to
tablet viruses, spyware, and other online threats. To help protect your tablet, Internet security software that
includes antivirus and firewall features may be preinstalled on your tablet as a trial offer. To provide ongoing
protection against newly discovered viruses and other security risks, security software must be kept up to
date. It is strongly recommended that you upgrade the security software trial offer or purchase the software
of your choice in order to fully protect your tablet.
32 Chapter 8 Securing your tablet and information