Dell Latitude XT PP12S, User Manual

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Securing Your Tablet-PC
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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 Tablet-PC.
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 Tablet-PC, 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 contact
Dell (see "Contacting Dell" on page 26).
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 system setup (see "Using the
System Setup Program" on page 127).
After assigning a hard drive password, you must enter it each time you turn on
the Tablet-PC and each time you restore the Tablet-PC to normal operation
from sleep
mode.
If the hard drive password is enabled, you must enter it each time you turn on
the Tablet-PC: A message appears asking for the hard drive password.