Security functions
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Configuring password protection in BIOS Setup
!
Before using the various options of password protection for your data security in the
BIOS
Setup
, please note the following hints:
•
Please keep in mind your passwords in any case, as you will not be able to access
your
BIOS Setup
and/or your system any longer, if you forget both the user password
and the supervisor password.
The loss of passwords is not a warranty case and is therefore subject to charge.
•
Back up your data on external data carriers at regular intervals.
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Passwords can be up to eight characters long. You can use all alphanumeric characters
and need not distinguish between uppercase and lowercase characters.
Protecting BIOS Setup (supervisor and user password)
We recommend that you print out the following instructions, as these cannot be displayed while
setting the password.
You prevent unauthorised opening of the
BIOS Setup
with both the supervisor and the user
password. With the supervisor password you have access to all functions of the
BIOS Setup
, and with
the user password only to part of the functions. You can only set a user password if a supervisor
password has already been assigned.
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Please refer to section "Settings in BIOS Setup" for a description of calling and operating
the
BIOS Setup
.
Set the supervisor and user password
►
Call
BIOS Setup
and select the
Security
menu.
►
Mark
the
Set Supervisor 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
Re-Enter 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.
►
To assign the user password, mark the field
Set User Password
and proceed exactly as when
configuring the supervisor password.
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 is rebooted and the new password is effective. If you now want to open the
BIOS
Setup
, you must first enter your supervisor or user password. Please note that you only have access
to a few BIOS settings with the user password.
