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Uninstalling the Security Panel Application
You have two options when uninstalling the security panel application:
•
Uninstall the security panel application software. This will disable all security feature.
•
Uninstall the security panel application with password still active. This will not allow any changes
to the password.
Uninstalling the Security Panel Application
Remove passwords when the User wants no password protection whatsoever and doesn’t want to give
anybody the utility to set a password on their computer. In this case, if passwords (supervisor, user, or
both) are set, the passwords must first be cleared BEFORE removing the application. To clear passwords,
follow same procedure in “Setting Passwords” except this time, select [Remove], enter current password
then click [Next]. When asked to confirm, select [Yes].
Removing Security Panel Application with Passwords Still Active
Using this feature will not allow any changes to the password. Depending upon your operating system,
the procedures differ slightly, as noted below.
•
A
LWAYS
POWER
OFF
THE
COMPUTER
BEFORE
TRANSPORTING
AND
/
OR
PACKAGING
IT
. A
FTER
SHUTTING
DOWN
THE
SYSTEM
,
WAIT
UNTIL
THE
STATUS
LED
PANEL
INDICATES
POWER
OFF
CONDITION
(
I
.
E
.,
NO
LIGHTS
ARE
ILLUMINATED
).
•
I
T
IS
POSSIBLE
THAT
THE
UNIT
MAY
NOT
AUTOMATICALLY
GO
TO
POWER
OFF
OR
HIBERNATE
MODE
WHEN
YOU
CLOSE
THE
LID
. T
HIS
SITUATION
MAY
OCCUR
DUE
TO
PRE
-OS
BOOT
PASSWORD
SECURITY
SETTINGS
OR
SOME
OTHER
APPLICATION
RUNNING
ON
THE
COMPUTER
.
•
A
TTEMPTING
TO
TRANSPORT
THE
COMPUTER
WHILE
POWER
IS
ON
MAY
DAMAGE
THE
NOTEBOOK
DUE
TO
SHOCK
OR
OVERHEATING
SINCE
THE
AIR
VENTS
MAY
BE
BLOCKED
OR
RESTRICTED
.
R
EMOVING
THE
APPLICATION
DOES
NOT
REMOVE
THE
PASSWORD
. I
T
SIMPLY
REMOVES
THE
ABILITY
TO
CHANGE
/
ADD
/
REMOVE
PASSWORDS
. T
O
CHANGE
THE
PASSWORD
YOU
MUST
REINSTALL
THE
APPLICATION
.