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Function to use
Supervisor Password
User Password
SD Memory Card Se-
curity Function
Hard Disk Lock
Security Measures
Situation
You do not want your computer
to be used without permission
You do not want the data saved
on your hard disk to be read or
written over, or you want to pre-
vent data from being lost due to
theft of the hard disk.
To prevent unauthorized access of your computer, the various security measures are
provided below.
When you do not want your computer to be used without permission
Reference
below
page 31
page 19
You should set your “Supervisor Password” and “User Password” (The User Password
can only be set when the Supervisor Password has been set).
Without the password, access to your computer is impossible.
Starting up When the Password is Set
When [Password on boot] of [Security] menu is set to [Enable], enter your pass-
word*
1
and press Enter .
Three incorrect attempts
or
No password for about a minute*
2
The correct password
Will Start
Will Not Start
(Power off)
When the Setup Utility is started with Supervisor Password
You can register all items of the Setup Utility (
page 47
).
When the Setup Utility is started with User Password
You can not register [Advanced] menu and [Boot] menu.
[Clear registered SD card], [Set Supervisor Password] and [Hard Disk Lock] will
not be displayed on [Security] menu. The User Password can be changed only
when [User Password Protection] has been set to [No Protection]. The User Pass-
word cannot be deleted.
F9 does not work.
When [Password on boot] in the Setup Utility is set to [Disable], the password is not
necessary when the computer is started up, but the password becomes necessary
when the Setup Utility is started up. This alternative makes it possible to prevent the
contents of the Setup Utility from being changed.
NOTE
Windows has a security function that differs from the security function of the Setup
Utility. For detailed information, refer to the Windows help.
NOTE
Enter Password [ ]
*
1
Supervisor Password or User Password set in the Setup Utility (not the Windows password).
*
2
Even if no password is entered for about a minute when starting up the Setup Utility, the
power will not be turned off.
