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Securing Your Notebook
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Securing Your Notebook
To set up password protection
You can protect your notebook from access by another user by setting up password
protection, which is available through Windows and through the BIOS Setup utility.
See details on the BIOS Setup Utility in the “Troubleshooting and Maintenance”
chapter. For complete protection, set passwords in Windows as well as through
BIOS Setup.
To cancel password protection, set an empty password.
Windows
1. Select Start > Control Panel > User Account, then select your account.
2. Select Create a Password, then set the password.
3. Select Start > Control Panel > Performance and Maintenance > Power Options.
4. On the Advanced tab, select the option to prompt for a password when the
notebook exits Standby.
To lock your notebook
To protect against unauthorized access while your notebook is running, lock the
notebook before leaving it unattended, or set up a screen saver with a Windows
password. You can lock the notebook these ways:
• If a One-Touch button is assigned to Quick Lock, press that button. The five
One-Touch buttons are located above the keyboard.
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• Press CTRL+ALT+DEL, then select Lock Computer.
To unlock the notebook, follow your normal logon steps.