Security functions
Password protection for the hard disk
Passwordprotection
The hard-disk password prevents unauthorized access to the hard disk drives and
is checked internally each time the system is booted. The prerequisite condition for
this is that you have, as a minimum, assigned the supervisor password.
Activating hard disk protection
Ź
Call up the
BIOS Setup
and select the
Security
menu.
If you have not assigned BIOS passwords yet, de
¿
ne the supervisor and the user
password now, if desired (see
"Security functions", Page 61
).
Ź
Mark the
Hard Disk Security
¿
eld and press the Enter key.
Ź
In the area
Drive0
, mark the
¿
eld
Set Master Password
and press the Enter key.
Enter new Password
then appears and you are asked to enter a password.
Ź
Enter the password and press the Enter key.
Confirm new Password
requires you to con
¿
rm the password.
Ź
Enter the password again and press the Enter key.
With
Setup Notice: Changes have been saved
you receive con
¿
rmation that
the new password has been saved.
Ź
If you wish to enter a password for a second hard disk (
Drive1
), in the area
Drive1
mark the
¿
eld
Set Master Password
and proceed in exactly the same way
as for the set up of the
¿
rst hard disk (
Drive0
).
The
¿
eld
Password Entry on Boot
is set to
Enabled
by default. You can exit the
BIOS
Setup
once you have
¿
nished changing the settings.
Ź
From the
Exit
menu, choose the option
Exit Saving Changes
.
Ź
Press the Enter key and select
Yes
.
The Tablet PC reboots and your hard disk is now protected with a password. The
password prompt is enabled as soon as the Tablet PC has rebooted.
Deactivating hard disk protection
To cancel a password (without setting a new password) proceed as follows:
Ź
Call up the
BIOS Setup
and select the
Security
menu.
Ź
Mark the
Hard Disk Security
¿
eld and press the Enter key.
Ź
In the area
Drive0
, mark the
¿
eld
Set Master Password
and press the Enter key.
With the prompt
Enter current Password
you are
¿
rst asked to enter the old password again.
With
Enter new Password
you are then prompted to enter a new password.
Ź
After the request, press the Enter key three times.
Ź
From the
Exit
menu, choose the option
Exit Saving Changes
.
Ź
Press the Enter key and select
Yes
.
The Tablet PC reboots and there is no longer any password protection for this hard disk.
Ź
If you wish to remove a password for a second hard disk (
Drive1
), in the area
Drive1
mark the
¿
eld
Set Master Password
and proceed in exactly the same way
as for the removal of the
¿
rst hard disk (
Drive0
).
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