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6–6 Hardware and Software Guide
Security
Coordinating Passwords
A Setup administrator password and a Windows administrator
password have different functions. A Windows administrator
password cannot be used to access Setup, and a Setup
administrator password cannot provide administrator-level access
to your computer contents.
Setup Utility and Windows passwords function independently.
You must use a Setup Utility password at a Setup Utility
password prompt and a Windows password at a Windows
password prompt. For example:
■ If a Setup Utility power-on password is set, the power-on
password (not a Windows password) must be entered when
the computer is turned on, restarted, or restored from
hibernation.
■ If a Windows standby password is set, the Windows standby
password (not a Setup Utility power-on password) must be
entered when the computer is resumed from standby or
restored from hibernation.