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Setting passwords
The
Supervisor password prevents unauthorized callup of
BIOS Setup
.
BIOS Setup can be called only by
those who know the
Supervisor password.
The user password prevents unauthorized access to your notebook. With the user password you can
prevent booting of the operating system. The system can be accessed only by those who know the
user password. A user password can only be set if a supervisor password is also set.
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Passwords can be at most seven characters long. All alphanumerical characters can be
used; no differentiation is made between upper-case and lower-case.
Passwords are not displayed as they are entered.
If you have forgotten a password contact your system administrator or contact our customer
service.
To set or change a password, proceed as follows:
²²
Call
BIOS Setup
and select the
Security
menu (see "Settings in BIOS Setup"). You must
additionally change into the
Hard Disk Security
submenu for the hard disk passwords.
²²
Mark the
Set Supervisor Password
or
Set User Password
or
Set HD password
field and press the
Enter key.
The following applies for setting a hard disk password: if a hard disk password is already set, you are
prompted to input it. Enter the former hard disk password and press the Enter key.
You are asked to enter a password:
Enter new Password:
²²
Enter the password and press the Enter key.
You are asked to confirm the password:
Re-enter new Password:
²²
Enter the password again and press the Enter key.
The new password is saved.
Notice: Changes have been saved [continue]
²²
To prevent booting of the operating system, mark the
Password on boot
field and select the value
Enabled
.
If you do not want to make any other settings, you can exit
BIOS Setup
.
²²
Select the option
Save Changes & Exit
in the
Exit
menu.
The notebook is rebooted and the new password is effective.
