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Using System Security
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Deleting a Password
To delete the password:
1. At startup, press [F2] to open
System Setup
.
2. When prompted type your password and press [Enter].
3. Use the [Right Arrow] key to select the
Security
menu.
4. Use the [Down Arrow] key to select
Set Supervisor Password
or
Set User
Password
.
5. Press [Enter]. The computer prompts you to enter the current password.
6. Press [Enter]. The computer prompts you to enter a password. Do not type
anything.
7. Press [Enter]. The computer prompts you to reenter the password. Do not type
anything.
8. Press [Enter]. A message appears telling you that the changes have been
saved. Press [Enter] again to return to the
Security
menu.
9. Press [Esc] to go to the
Exit
menu.
10.Select
Exit Saving Changes
, press [Enter], and press [Enter] again to restart
the computer.
Requiring a Boot Password
After you create a supervisor or user password, you can enable the computer to
prompt for a password each time it starts.
To enable the prompt, select the option
Enabled
in the
Password on boot
field in
System Setup. For more information about the
Password on boot
field, see
“Security Menu” on page 83.
Locking the Hard Drive Boot
Sector
If you have a supervisor password, you can lock the hard drive boot sector to
protect against viruses or alterations.
To lock the hard drive boot sector, select the option
Write protect
in the
Fixed
disk boot sector
field in System Setup. For more information about the
Fixed
disk boot sector
field, see “Security Menu” on page 83.
Locking the Floppy Drive
If you have a supervisor password, you can lock the floppy drive so that a user
with only a user password cannot load personal software, which may introduce a
virus into the computer.