HP (Hewlett-Packard) 900 Laptop User Manual


 
Configuring the OmniBook
Using BIOS Setup
Reference Guide 89
Security Menu
Setting Description Default
User Password Is Shows if a user password is set. Clear
Administrator Password
Is
Shows if an administrator password is set. Clear
Set User Password Press ENTER to set, change, or clear user password.
Password length can be no longer than 8 characters, 0-9, A-
Z, and cannot include special or accented characters.
Set Administrator
Password
Press ENTER to set, change, or clear administrator
password. This password protects BIOS Setup settings.
Password length can be no longer than 8 characters, 0-9, A-
Z, and cannot include special or accented characters.
Smart Card Security Available only if a smart card accessory is installed. Sets
whether the password is read from a smart card instead of
entered from the keyboard.
Disabled
Boot Sets whether a user password is required when the
computer boots.
Enabled
Resume* Sets whether a user password is required when resuming
from a suspended state. This setting is ignored when
Windows 2000 is running.
Enabled
Undock* Sets whether a user password is required when undocking
the OmniBook. This setting is ignored when Windows 2000
is running.
Disabled
Internal Hard Disk Drive
Lock*
Encodes the current user password (or administrator
password if that is the only password set) on the hard disk
drive.
Disabled
Removable Device Boot Sets whether the floppy drive or other removable device is a
boot device.
Enabled
* Resume, Undock, and Internal Hard Disk Drive Lock options are available only if Boot option is enabled.