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Chapter 2 39
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.
Set User Password / Set Supervisor Password
Follow these steps as you set the user or the supervisor password:
Parameter Description Option
User Password is Shows the setting of the uer password.
Clear
or Set
Supervisor Password is Shows the setting of the administrator
password
Clear
or Set
HDD Password Is
HDD Master ID
Set User Password Press Enter to set the user password. When
set, this password protects the BIOS Setup
Utility from unauthorized access.
Set Supervisor Password Press Enter to set the administrator password.
When set, this password protects the BIOS
Setup Utility from unauthorized access.
Set HDD Password
Password on boot Allows the user to specify whether or not a
password is required to boot.
Disabled
or Enabled
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