NEC Versa LXi, Manual

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Using the BIOS Setup Utility 3-11
The system prompts you to enter the password again to verify.
4.
Enter the master password and press
Enter
.
The system confirms the creation of the master password and prompts you to enter
a user password.
5. Enter a user password and press Enter .
The system prompts you to enter the password again to verify.
6. Enter the user password and press Enter .
7.
Highlight and select Internal HDD Password and use the
PgUp/PgDn
keys to
enable the selection. (Follow this step to enable password protection for the
internal HDD.)
8.
Highlight and select VersaBay HDD Password and use the
PgUp/PgDn
keys to
enable the selection. (Follow this step to enable password protection for an HDD
installed in the NEC VersaBay III.)
Changing Hard Disk Drive Passwords
To change hard disk drive passwords, enter the System Security Setup, highlight
Internal HDD Password and enter the current password that you wish to change. If you
enter the current master password, you are prompted to enter a new master password. If
you enter the current user password, you are prompted to enter the new user password.
If you do not wish to establish a new master or user password, press
Esc
instead of
entering a new password. Save your changes and exit BIOS setup.
Using Hard Disk Drive Password Protection
To facilitate the transfer of one or more HDDs between systems, establish a single
master password (and store the password in a secure place). Forgetting your master
password results in the inability to access the data on your hard drive. Establish
different user passwords to limit access to specific systems.
If you set the master and user password on a hard drive, the
passwords can never be removed. They can be changed. If the master password is
forgotten and the drive is installed in another system, you cannot access the data on the
hard drive.
If the hard drive is installed in another NEC Versa system with hard disk drive security
enabled, the password must be entered to allow access to the hard drive. If this NEC
Versa system does not support hard disk drive security, you cannot access the
data on the hard drive.