HP Vectra VEi 7, Supplementary Manual

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3 Security and Manageability Features
Setting Passwords
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Setting Passwords
Your PC has two types of passwords:
•
BIOS passwords.
You can set two passwords, the Supervisor (Administrator)
password and the User password, to provide two levels of protection
for your PC. You set both passwords in the
Security menu group of
the Setup program.
•
Software passwords.
Operating systems such as Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 95 have a
password facility. Refer to your operating system documentation for
more information.
Tips for Using Passwords
•
Set a User or Supervisor password to prevent your PC from being
started in your absence. In addition, if you enable
Password on Boot in
the Setup Security menu, you can protect your PC’s Setup
configuration.
•
Set a User password to change the date/time settings and check the
PC’s
Setup configuration.