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Security Measures
To prevent unauthorized access of your computer, the various security measures are provided below.
You should set your “Supervisor Password” and “User Password” (The User Password
can only be set when the Supervisor Password has been set).
Without the password, access to your computer is impossible.
Starting up when the password is set
(When [Password on boot] of the [Security] menu is set to [Enable].)
Upon entering your password* and pressing Enter .
When you do not want your computer to be used without permission
Three incorrect attempts, or if no
password is entered for about a
minute,
If the correct password is input,
Will Start
Will Not Start
(Power off)
If entering the Setup Utility with Supervisor Password
You can register all items of the Setup Utility ( page 39).
If entering the Setup Utility with User Password
You can not register [Advanced] menu and some items in [Security] menu.
When [User Password Protection] has been set to [Protected], you can not regis-
ter the User Password.
F9 does not work.
* Password set in the Setup Utility (not the Windows password).
ReferenceSituation
You do not want your computer to be used without permission
You do not want the data on the hard disk to be read, or data to
be written to the hard disk, in cases including theft.
You want to prevent theft or damage to data by using a floppy
disk
You want to prevent theft of your computer
Function to use
Supervisor Password
User Password
Hard Disk Lock
Prevent operation by
using a floppy disk
Use security lock
below
page 14
page 15
“Names and Func-
tions of Parts”
When [Password on boot] in the Setup Utility is set to [Disable], the password is not
necessary when the computer is started up, but the password becomes necessary
when the Setup Utility is started up. This alternative makes it possible to prevent the
contents of the Setup Utility from being changed.
NOTE