Security
Hardware and Software Guide
5–5
HP and Windows Passwords
HP security features and Windows operating system security
features work independently from one another. For example,
a device disabled in the Setup utility cannot be enabled in
Windows.
Some password options are provided by your HP software, and
others are provided by your operating system. HP passwords
and Windows passwords are also independent of one another.
The following table lists the different passwords used by HP and
Windows and describes their functions. For additional
information about Windows passwords, such as screen-saver
passwords, refer to
Start
>
Help and Support.
HP Passwords
Function
HP administrator password
Protects access to the Setup utility.
Power-on password
Used to access the notebook during startup
and when you restart the notebook.
DriveLock password
Used to access drives protected by
DriveLock at startup.
Windows Passwords
Function
Administrator password*
Protects Windows administrator-level
access to notebook contents.
User password*
Protects access to a Windows user
account.
To protect access to notebook contents
when the notebook is resumed from
Standby, you can set a password prompt to
display. Refer to
“Setting a Standby
Password Prompt”
in
Chapter 3.
*For information about setting a Windows administrator password or a
Windows user password, select
Start > Help and Support.
