Specifications

2-8 Running the Setup Utility
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Set User Password Select this field and press Enter to set a password. Passwords
can be up to seven characters in length, and can be cleared by pressing Enter
without typing any characters.
In order to set the User password, the Supervisor password must be set in advance.
If you lose your password, you will be unable to access the notebook or
change the configuration. Make sure to select a password you will never
forget, or write it down and protect it in a secure place. Otherwise, you
will have to contact your dealer for assistance.
Password on boot Defines whether the system prompts you for the password during
the bootup. If having set this option to Enables, you need to input the supervisor
password or user password when booting.
Power Management Security If you set this setting to Enabled, when the notebook
resumes from the Suspend to Disk mode, you will be prompted to enter the
password.
Diskette access Limits read/write access to floppy disks according to password entry
at the last bootup. If set to Supervisor, floppy disk access will be enabled only if the
Supervisor password was entered when the notebook was last booted. If set to User,
access is enabled if either the Supervisor or User password was entered.
Fixed disk boot sector Prevents possible virus infections from making disks
inaccessible. When this selection is Write protect, write access to the boot sector of
hard and floppy disks is inhibited. However, note that some types of viruses can still
cause damage to program and data files. To change the partitioning of the hard disk
or to install a new file system, this setting must be Normal.
If you set the conditions below, you cannot access the floppy disk drive
• Supervisor password is set,
• Password on boot is disabled, and
• Diskette access is set to Supervisor.