
Security functions
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Activating hard disk protection
►
Call
BIOS Setup
and select the
Security
menu.
If you have not assigned BIOS passwords yet, define the supervisor and the user password now, if
desired (see "Set the supervisor and user password" section).
►
Mark
the
Hard Disk Security
field and press the Enter key.
►
Mark
the
Set Primary Master Password
field and press the Enter key.
With
Enter new Password:
you are then requested to enter a password.
►
Enter the password and press the Enter key.
With
Confirm new Password
you are asked to confirm the password.
►
Enter the password again and press the Enter key.
With
Notice: Changes have been saved
you receive a confirmation that the new password has been
saved.
►
If you want to assign the password for the second hard disk, mark the field
Set Secondary Master
Password
and proceed exactly as when configuring the password for the first hard disk.
The field
Password Entry on Boot
is set to
Enabled
in the default setting.
If you do not want to make any other settings, you can exit
BIOS Setup
.
►
Select
the
Exit Saving Changes
option in the
Exit
menu.
The notebook reboots and your hard disk is now protected with a password. The password request
becomes active as soon as the hard disk is installed in another computer and the computer is
started.
Deactivating hard disk protection
To cancel a password (without setting a new password) run the following steps:
►
Call
BIOS Setup
and select the
Security
menu.
►
Mark
the
Hard Disk Security
field and press the Enter key.
►
Mark
the
Set Primary Master Password
field and press the Enter key.
With
Enter new Password
you will then be asked to enter a password.
►
Press the Enter key twice.
►
Select
the
Exit Saving Changes
option in the
Exit
menu.
Your notebook will now restart and the password is cancelled.
With the password for the first hard disk you simultaneously deactivate the password for the second
hard disk.
►
Select
the
Exit Saving Changes
option in the
Exit
menu.
The notebook reboots and there is no longer any password protection for the hard disk.