Alpine M1400 Tablet User Manual


 
Chapter 4
Using Your Motion Tablet PC
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NOTE: These procedures describe using the pen to enter information; you can
also attach an external keyboard if you prefer.
1. Start the Tablet PC.
2. When the Motion Computing Splash Screen appears,
quickly press Hot Key #2 (icon shown here). If you miss
the Splash screen, turn the Tablet PC off then back on
and try this step again.
3. From the PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility, tap Security on the menu bar.
4. To set up a System password, double-tap Enter next to Set
System Password.
5. Type in a System Password using the onscreen keyboard.
6. Tap Enter.
7. Type in the password again to confirm it.
8. Tap Enter. The system returns to the Security screen and the System
Password reads Set. A password is now required to enter the
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility.
9. To set up a Password on boot, tap Disabled next to Password on
boot until Enabled is highlighted. You will not be prompted to type in
another password because Password on boot uses the System
password.
NOTE: You cannot set up Password on boot until you set up a
System password.
10. If you have finished setting up a password, tap Exit or press the Esc
key on the Tablet PC to exit the PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility.
11. When you exit, you are prompted to select from the
following options:
• Exit Saving Changes
• Exit Discarding Changes
• Load Setup Defaults
•Discard Changes
• Save Changes
12. Select the desired action.
13. Confirm the selection by tapping Yes.
Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Password
To set up a password to start the Tablet PC (so no one can access the
information on the Hard Disk Drive of your Tablet PC even if it is
removed and installed in another Tablet PC without the proxy password):
1. Start the Tablet PC.
2. When the Motion Computing Splash Screen appears,
quickly press Hot Key #2. If you miss the Splash screen,
turn the Tablet PC off then back on and try this step
again.
3. From the PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility, tap Security on the menu bar.