Samsung NP-R580E Laptop User Manual


 
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Setting a User Password
Users can start the system with a user password, but
cannot enter the System Setup. By doing this, you can
prevent other users from entering Setup.
Before conguring a user password, a supervisor
password must have been congured. Deactivating the
supervisor password also deactivates the user password.
In the Set User Password item, press <Enter> and
complete the procedures from Step 3 of Setting a
Supervisor Password.
Setting Up a Boot Password
To setup a boot password, the administrator password
(Set Supervisor Password) should be set in advance.
Set the Password on boot item to Enabled.
Once a boot password is set, you have to enter a
password to boot up the computer.
Setting up a Hard Disk Drive Password
(Optional)
A supervisor password must be set using the Set
Supervisor Password menu.
If you set a password for a hard disk drive, it cannot be
accessed from another computer.
Press <Enter> in the Set HDD Password item and dene
a password as described in Step 3 of the Setting up the
Supervisor Password.
The hard disk drive password setting function is not
provided for some models.
Changing the hard disk drive password
For security purposes, you can only change a hard
disk drive password after restarting the computer by
pressing the computer Power button.
If you cannot change the hard disk drive password or
the HDD Password Frozen message appears when
entering the BIOS Setup and then selecting Security
> HDD Password
, press the Power button to turn the
computer on again.
Deactivating the Password
1
Press <Enter> on the password to be deactivated.
For example, to deactivate a supervisor password in
the Set Supervisor Password item, press <Enter>.
2
In the Enter Current Password item, enter the
currently congured password and press <Enter>.
3
Leave the Enter New Password item eld empty,
and press <Enter>.
4
Leave the Conrm New Password eld empty, and
press <Enter>.
The password is deactivated.
For some models the password is only canceled if the
Enter key is pressed in the Setup Notice window.
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