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Setting a User Password
Userscanstartthesystemwithauserpassword,but
cannotentertheSystemSetup.Bydoingthis,youcan
preventotherusersfromenteringSetup.
Beforeconguringauserpassword,asupervisor
passwordmusthavebeencongured.Deactivatingthe
supervisorpasswordalsodeactivatestheuserpassword.
In the Set User Passworditem,press<Enter> and
complete the procedures from Step 3 of Setting a
SupervisorPassword.
Setting up a Hard Disk Drive Password
(Optional)
AsupervisorpasswordmustbesetusingtheSet
SupervisorPasswordmenu.
Ifyousetapasswordforaharddiskdrive,itcannotbe
accessedfromanothercomputer.
Press Enter in the Set HDD 0 Passworditemanddene
apasswordasdescribedinStep3oftheSettingupthe
SupervisorPassword.
Caution
Changing the hard disk drive password
Forsecuritypurposes,youcanonlychangeahard
disk drive password after restarting the computer
bypressingthecomputer
Powerbutton.
If you cannot change the hard disk drive password
or the HDD Password Frozen message appears
whenenteringtheBIOSSetupandthenselecting
Security > HDD 0 Password,pressthePower
buttontoturnthecomputeronagain.
Deactivating the Password
1
Press <Enter>onthepasswordtobedeactivated.
Forexample,todeactivateasupervisorpasswordin
the Set Supervisor Passworditem,press<Enter>.
2
In the Enter Current Passworditem,enterthe
currentlyconguredpasswordandpress<Enter>.
3
Leave the Enter New Passworditemeldempty,
and press <Enter>.
4
Leave the Conrm New Passwordeldempty,and
press <Enter>.
5
In the [Setup Notice]window,press<Enter>.
Thepasswordisdeactivated.