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34 Chapter 2
Security
The Security screen contains parameters that help safeguard and protect your computer from unauthorized
use.
The table below describes the parameters in this screen. Settings in boldface are the default and suggested
parameter settings.
NOTE: When you are prompted to enter a password, you have three tries before the system halts. Don’t forget
your password. If you forget your password, you may have to return your notebook computer to your
dealer to reset it.
Parameter Description Option
Supervisor Password Is Shows the setting of the Supervisor password Clear or Set
User Password Is Shows the setting of the user password. Clear or Set
HDD Password Is Shows the setting of the hard disk password. Clear or Set
Set Supervisor Password Press Enter to set the supervisor password. When set,
this password protects the BIOS Setup Utility from
unauthorized access. The user can not either enter the
Setup menu nor change the value of parameters.
N/A
Set User Password Press Enter to set the user password. When user
password is set, this password protects the BIOS Setup
Utility from unauthorized access. The user can enter
Setup menu only and does not have right to change the
value of parameters.
N/A
Set IDE0 Password Enter HDD Password. N/A
Password on Boot Defines whether a password is required or not while the
events defined in this group happened. The following
sub-options are all requires the Supervisor password
for changes and should be grayed out if the user
password was used to enter setup.
Disabled or
Enabled
Item Specific Help
Supervisor Password
controls access to the
setup utility.
F1
ESC
Help
Exit
Select Item
Select Menu
Change Values
Select SubMenu
Enter
F9
F10
Setup Defaults
Save and Exit
Clear
Clear
Clear
[Enter]
[Enter]
[Enter]
[Disabled]
Clear
Clear
Clear
[Enter]
[Enter]
[Enter]
[Disabled]
Supervisor Password Is:
User Password Is:
HDD Password Is:
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Set IDE0 Password
Password on Boot
Supervisor Password Is:
User Password Is:
HDD Password Is:
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Set IDE0 Password
Password on Boot
F5/F6
Phoenix SecureCore(tm) Setup Utility
Information
Main
Boot
Exit
Security