Security functions
Changing the supervisor or user password
You can only change the supervisor password when you have logged into the
BIOS Setup Utility
with the supervisor password.
Password
Supervisorpassword
Userpassword
►
Start the
BIOS Setup Utility
and go to the
Security
menu.
►
When changing the password, proceed exactly as when assigning a password.
Removing passwords
To remove a password (without setting a new password) perform the following steps:
Password
Supervisorpassword
Userpassword
►
Start the
BIOS Setup Utility
and go to the
Security
menu.
►
Highlight the
Set Supervisor Password
or
Set User Password
fi
eld and press the Enter key.
Enter current Password
then requires you to enter the current password.
Enter new Password
requires you to enter a new password.
►
Press the Enter key twice.
►
Select the
Save Changes and Exit
option in the
Exit
menu.
►
Select
OK
or
Yes
and press the Enter key.
Your notebook will now restart and the password is removed.
Removing the supervisor password simultaneously deactivates the user password.
Password protection of operating system
With the supervisor password that you have set in the
BIOS Setup Utility
(see
"Setting supervisor and user password", Page 42
section), you can
also prevent booting of the operating system.
Operating system
Activating system protection
►
Start the
BIOS Setup Utility
and go to the
Security
menu.
Operatingsystem
►
Select the
Password on Boot
option and press the Enter key.
►
Select
Enabled
and press the Enter key.
►
Select the
Save Changes & Exit
option under
Exit
.
The notebook will reboot. You will be prompted to enter your password (the supervisor password).
Deactivating system protection
►
Start the
BIOS Setup Utility
and go to the
Security
menu.
Operatingsystem
►
Select the
Password on Boot
option and press the Enter key.
►
Select the
Disabled
option and press the Enter key.
If you do not want to change any other settings, you can exit
BIOS Setup Utility
.
►
Select the
Save Changes & Exit
option under
Exit
.
The notebook will reboot. The system is no longer password-protected.
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