Getting Started
Chapter 3. Getting Started
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Using Passwords
Using passwords helps prevent your computer from being used by others.
Once you set a password and enable it, a prompt appears on the screen each
time you power on the computer. Enter your password at the prompt. You
cannot use the computer unless you type the correct password.
Make sure that only authorized individuals access your computer.
Establishing different kinds of passwords requires that other possible users
know the proper passwords in order to access your computer or your data.
As many as three passwords might be needed for your computer: the
Supervisor password, the User Password, and the hard-disk drive (HDD)
password. When passwords are set, only the Supervisor password entitles
you full control of the computer.
Note:
If you set passwords through the BIOS Setup Utility and you put your
computer into sleep mode by pressing Fn + F1, the following describes
the behavior of the computer when you bring it out of sleep mode:
• You are prompted to type the Windows log-on password rather
than the User password to resume operation.
• If an HDD password is assigned to any hard disk drive, the hard
disk drive is unlocked automatically when you resume operation.
Set the Password
You can set a password to help protecting your computer against access by
unauthorized users.
To Set a Supervisor Password:
1.
Power on your Notebook, press F2 when the BIOS Setup Utility screen
opens.
2.
Select
Security
using the cursor directional keys.
3.
Select
Set supervisor Password
, and press the Enter key. The Set
supervisor Password window opens.
4.
Set your password, which can be from one to eight alphanumeric
characters in any combination. Type it in the
Enter New Password
field.
5.
Press the Enter key once to move to the
Confirm New Password
field.
Retype the password you just entered to verify it.
6.
Commit your password to memory, and press the Enter key.
7.
To enable the password for power-on, select
Password on boot
, and
press the Enter key. Select
Enabled
and press the Enter key.
8.
Press F10 to exit.
9.
Select
Yes
in the Setup Confirmation window.
Note:
If the password has been forgotten and cannot be made available to
the servicer, there is no service procedure to reset the password. The
system board must be replaced for a scheduled fee.
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