Securing Your Computer: Dell Latitude ATG D620 User's Guide
computer does not specifically prompt you for the administrator password.
Using an Administrator Password
The administrator password is designed to give system administrators or service technicians access to
computers for repair or reconfiguration. The administrators or technicians can assign identical
administrator passwords to groups of computers, allowing you to assign a unique primary password.
To set or change administrator passwords, access
User Accounts
from the Control Panel.
When you set an administrator password, the
Configure Setup
option becomes available in system
setup. The
Configure Setup
option allows you to restrict access to system setup in the same way that
a primary password restricts access to the computer.
The administrator password can be used instead of the primary password. Whenever you are prompted
to enter the primary password, you can enter the administrator password.
NOTICE:
If you disable the administrator password, the primary password is also
disabled.
NOTE:
The administrator password provides access to the computer, but it does not provide
access to the hard drive when a hard drive password is assigned.
If you forget the primary password and do not have an administrator password assigned, or if you have
both a primary and an administrator password assigned but forget them both, contact your system
administrator or Dell (see
).
Using a Hard Drive Password
The hard drive password helps protect the data on your hard drive from unauthorized access. You can
also assign a password for an external hard drive (if one is being used) that can be the same as or
different from the password for the primary hard drive.
To assign or change a hard drive password, enter the system setup program (see
After assigning a hard drive password, you must enter it each time you turn on the computer and each
time you restore the computer to normal operation from standby
mode.
If the hard drive password is enabled, you must enter it each time you turn on the computer: A
message appears asking for the hard drive password.
To continue, enter your password (with no more than eight characters) and press <Enter>.
If you do not enter a password within 2 minutes, the computer returns to its previous operating state.
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