Security functions
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Cancelling passwords
To cancel a password (without setting a new password) run the following steps:
►
Enter
the
BIOS Setup Utility
and go to the
Security
menu.
►
Mark
the
Supervisor Password
or
User Password
field and press the Enter key.
With
Enter Current Password
you will be asked to enter your current password.
►
Enter the password and press the Enter key.
With
Enter new Password
you will be asked to enter a password.
►
Press the Enter key twice.
Select the
Exit Saving Changes
option in the
Exit
menu.
►
Select
OK
and press the Enter key.
Your notebook will now restart and the password is cancelled.
With the supervisor password you simultaneously deactivate the user password.
System password protection
i
Before you can set up the system password protection, you must have assigned the
supervisor password in the
BIOS Setup Utility
(see the section "Setting supervisor and user
password").
Setting access authorization to the BIOS Setup Utility
If you have forgotten a Supervisor password in the
BIOS Setup Utility
, you can specify which settings
in the
BIOS Setup Utility
can be changed via the
User Access Level
. The following options are available:
Full Access
All
BIOS Setup Utility
settings may be modified.
Limited
Settings such as Date and Time may be modified.
View only
BIOS Setup Utility
settings may be viewed but not modified.
No access
No access to the
BIOS Setup Utility
is permitted.
►
Enter
the
BIOS Setup Utility
and go to the
Security
menu.
►
Select
the
User Access Level
field and then choose the desired option.
If you do not want to make any other settings, you can exit
BIOS Setup Utility
.
►
Select
the
Exit Saving Changes
field under
Exit
.
►
Select
OK
and press the Enter key.
The Notebook is rebooted and the changes to the settings come into effect.
