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The table below describes the parameters in this screen. Settings in boldface are the default and suggested
parameter settings.
NOTE: When you are prompted to enter a password, you have three tries before the system halts. Don’t forget
your password. If you forget your password, you may have to return your notebook computer to your
dealer to reset it.
Setting a Password
Follow these steps as you set the user or the supervisor password:
1. Use the w and y keys to highlight the Set Supervisor Password parameter and press the e key. The Set
Supervisor Password box appears:
2. Type a password in the “Enter New Password” field. The password length can not exceeds 8
alphanumeric characters (
A-Z , a-z , 0-9 , not case sensitive). Retype the password in the “Confirm New
Password” field.
IMPORTANT: Be very careful when typing your password because the characters do not appear on the
screen.
3. Press e .
After setting the password, the computer sets the User Password parameter to “Set”.
Parameter Description Option
Supervisor Password
is Shows the setting of the Supervisor
password. Clear or Set
User Password is Shows the setting of the user password. Clear or Set
HDD Password is Shows the setting of HDD password. Clear or Set
Set Supervisor
Password Press Enter to set the supervisor password.
When set, this password protects the BIOS
Setup Utility from unauthorized access. The
user can not enter the Setup menu and
change he value of parameters.
Set User Password Press Enter to set the user password.
When user password is set, this password
protects the BIOS Setup Utility from
unauthorized access.
The user can enter Setup menu only and
does not have right to change the value of
parameters.
Set Hdd Passwor Press Enter to set the Hdd password.
When Hdd password is set, this
password protects the Hdd . Other
user can’t steal information.
Password on Boot Defines whether a password is required or
not while the events defined in this group
happened. The following sub-options are all
requires the Supervisor password for
changes and should be grayed out if the
user password was used to enter setup. Disabled or Enabled