Security functions
Protecting BIOS Setup Utility (sup ervisor and user password)
If you have opened these operating instructions on the screen, we recommend that
you print out the following instructions. Because you cannot call the in structions
onto the screen while you are setting up the password.
BIOSSetupUtility
You prevent unauthorised use of the BIOS Setup Utility with both the supervisor an d the user
password. The supervisor password gives you access to all functions of the BIOS Setup
Utility, while th e user password only provides some of the functions. You can only set a
user password if a supervisor password has already been assigned.
Please refer to the ""Settings in BIOS Setup Utility", Page 103 sec ti on for a
description of how to call up and operate the BIOS Setup Utility.
Setting supervisor and user password
► Start the BIOS Setup
Utility and go to the Security menu.
► Select the Set Supervisor Password field and press the Enter key.
With Enter new Pass
word: you are asked to enter a password.
► Enter the password and press the Enter key.
Confirm new Passwo
rd requires you to confirm the password.
► Enter the password again and press the Enter key.
Changes have be
en saved is a confirmation that the new password has been saved.
► To set the user password, select Set User Password and proceed exactly as
when configuring the supervisor password.
Ifyoudonotwa
nt to change any other settings, you can exit BIOS Setup Utility.
► In the Exit menu, select the option Save Changes & Exit.
► Select Yes an
d press the Enter key.
PasswordSupervisorpasswordUserpassword
The n otebook will be rebooted and the new password will c ome into effect. It will now be
necessary to first enter your supervisor or user password in order to open the BIOS Setup U tility.
Please note that the user password only provides access to a few of the BI OS settings.
Changing t
he supervisor or user password
You can only change the s upervisor password when you have logged into the
BIOS Setup Utility with the supervisor password.
Passwo
rd
Superv
isorpassword
Userpa
ssword
► Call the BIOS Setup Utility andgototheSecurity menu.
► When cha
nging the password, proceed exactly as for password assignment.
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