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Chapter 4.
Settings and Upgrade
Setting a Boot Password
Setting up a Hard Disk Drive Password (Optional)
If you set a password for a hard disk drive, it cannot be accessed
from another computer.
Press <
Enter
> in the
Set HDD Password
item and define a
password as described in Step 3 of the Setting up the Supervisor
Password.
The hard disk drive password setting function is not
•
provided for some models.
Changing the hard disk drive password
•
For security purposes, you can only change a hard disk
drive password after restarting the computer by pressing
the computer
Power
button.
If you cannot change the hard disk drive password or the
HDD Password Frozen
message appears when entering
the BIOS Setup and then selecting
Security > HDD
Password
, press the
Power
button to turn the computer
on again.
Deactivating the Password
1
Press <
Enter
> on the password to be deactivated. For
example, to deactivate a supervisor password in the
Set
Supervisor Password
item, press <
Enter
>.
2
In the
Enter Current Password
item, enter the currently
configured password and press <
Enter
>.
3
Leave the
Enter New Password
item field empty, and press
<
Enter
>.
4
Leave the
Confirm New Password
field empty, and press
<
Enter
>.
The password is deactivated.
For some models the password is only canceled if the
<
Enter
> key is pressed in the
Setup Notice
window.
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