NEC Versa LXi, Manual

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3-10 Using the BIOS Setup Utility
Establishing System Passwords
To establish password protection for entering the BIOS Setup Utility or accessing the
system at startup, you must set the supervisor password before setting a user password.
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To enter a password simply select Assign Supervisor Password, enter the password,
re-enter the password to confirm, and press any key to continue. Repeat the
procedure to set the user password.
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To initiate password protection while you step away from your system, simply press
Ctrl
,
Alt, Backspace
. The Caps lock and Scroll lock LEDs alternately flash
indicating that you must enter a password to resume operation.
In Windows 2000/98, to establish password protection for resuming from Standby or
Hibernation modes you must do the following:
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Set a Windows password in Control Panel, Password Properties, Change
Passwords.
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Enable the option “Prompt for password when the computer goes off standby,” in
Control Panel, Power Management Properties, Advanced.
Hard Disk Drive Passwords
Your NEC Versa allows you to establish password protection for the internal hard disk
drive and for an optional hard disk drive installed in the NEC VersaBay III. Hard disk
drive (HDD) password protection restricts access to the drive, only if the drive is
removed from your NEC Versa and installed in another system. You are not required to
enter your hard disk drive passwords while the drive remains in your current system.
The HDD passwords are written to the system BIOS and to the hard disk drive to
ensure that the password protection travels with the drive when moved from system to
system.
Establishing Hard Disk Drive Passwords
To establish password protection for your system’s hard disk drive you must establish a
master password, establish a user password, and enable the established passwords for
the internal HDD and for an HDD installed in the NEC VersaBay III. Follow these
steps to establish HDD passwords and to enable HDD password protection.
1. Enter the BIOS setup, highlight and select the System Security Setup.
2. Highlight Assign HDD Password and press Enter .
The system prompts you to enter a master password.
3.
Enter a master HDD password and press
Enter
.