User Manual (Vista)

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Setting a User Password
Userscanstartthesystemwithauserpassword,but
cannotentertheSystemSetup.Bydoingthis,youcan
preventotherusersfromenteringSetup.
Beforeconguringauserpassword,asupervisor
passwordmusthavebeencongured.Deactivatingthe
supervisorpasswordalsodeactivatestheuserpassword.
In the Set User Password
item,press<Enter> and
completetheproceduresfromStep3ofSettinga
SupervisorPassword.
Setting up a Hard Disk Drive Password
(Optional)
AsupervisorpasswordmustbesetusingtheSet
SupervisorPasswordmenu.
Ifyousetapasswordforaharddiskdrive,itcannotbe
accessedfromanothercomputer.
PressEnterintheSet HDD Password
itemanddene
apasswordasdescribedinStep3oftheSettingupthe
SupervisorPassword.
Caution
Theharddiskdrivepasswordsettingfunctionis
notprovidedforsomemodels.
Caution
Changing the hard disk drive password
Forsecuritypurposes,youcanonlychangeahard
diskdrivepasswordafterrestartingthecomputer
bypressingthecomputerPower
button.
Ifyoucannotchangetheharddiskdrivepassword
or the HDD Password Frozen message appears
when
enteringtheBIOSSetupandthenselecting
Security > HDD Password,
pressthePower
buttontoturnthecomputeronagain.
Setting Up a Boot Password
Tosetupabootpassword,theadministratorpassword
(SetSupervisorPassword)shouldbesetinadvance.
Set the Password on boot item
toEnabled.Onceaboot
passwordisset,youhavetoenterapasswordtobootup
thecomputer.
Deactivating the Password
1
Press<Enter>onthepasswordtobedeactivated.
Forexample,todeactivateasupervisorpasswordin
the Set Supervisor Passworditem,press<Enter>.
2
In the Enter Current Passworditem,enterthe
currentlyconguredpasswordandpress<Enter>.
3
LeavetheEnter New Passworditemeldempty,
and press <Enter>.
4
LeavetheConrm New Passwordeldempty,and
press <Enter>.
5
In the [Setup Notice]window,press<Enter>.
Thepasswordisdeactivated.