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Setting a User Password
Users can start the system with a user password, but
cannot enter the System Setup. By doing this, you can
prevent other users from entering Setup.
Before configuring a user password, a supervisor
password must have been configured. Deactivating the
supervisor password also deactivates the user password.
In the
Set User Password
item, press <
Enter
> and
complete the procedures from Step 3 of Setting a
Supervisor Password.
Setting up a Hard Disk Drive Password
(Optional)
A supervisor password must be set using the Set
Supervisor Password menu.
If you set a password for a hard disk drive, it cannot be
accessed from another computer.
Press Enter in the
Set HDD Password
item and define
a password as described in Step 3 of the Setting up the
Supervisor Password.
Caution
The hard disk drive password setting function is
not provided for some models.
Caution
Changing the hard disk drive password
For security purposes, you can only change a hard
disk drive password after restarting the computer
by pressing the computer
Power
button.
If you cannot change the hard disk drive password
or the
HDD Password Frozen
message appears
when entering the BIOS Setup and then selecting
Security > HDD Password
, press the Power
button to turn the computer on again.
Setting Up a Boot Password
To setup a boot password, the administrator password
(Set Supervisor Password) should be set in advance.
Set the
Password on boot
item to Enabled. Once a boot
password is set, you have to enter a password to boot up
the computer.
Deactivating the Password
1
Press <
Enter
> on the password to be deactivated.
For example, to deactivate a supervisor password in
the
Set Supervisor Password
item, press <
Enter
>.
2
In the
Enter Current Password
item, enter the
currently configured password and press <
Enter
>.
3
Leave the
Enter New Password
item field empty,
and press <
Enter
>.
4
Leave the
Confirm New Password
field empty, and
press <
Enter
>.
5
In the [
Setup Notice
] window, press <
Enter
>.
The password is deactivated.
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