Security functions
Changing the supervisor or user password
You can only change the Supervisor password if you have logged into the
BIOS
Setup Utility
using the existing Supervisor password.
Password
Supervisorpassword
Userpassword
►
Call up the
BIOS Setup Utility
and go to the
Security
menu.
►
When changing the password, proceed exactly as for password assignment.
Cancelling passwords
To cancel a password (without setting a new password) perform the following steps:
Password
Supervisorpassword
Userpassword
►
Call up the
BIOS Setup Utility
and go to the
Security
menu.
►
Select the
Set Supervisor Password
or
Set User Password
fi
eld and press the Enter key.
You are then prompted to enter the current password with
Enter current password
.
You are then prompted to enter a new password with
Enter new password
.
►
Press the Enter key twice.
►
In the
Exit
menu, select the option
Save Changes & Exit
.
►
Select
OK
or
Yes
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.
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 47
), you can also
prevent booting of the operating system.
Operating system
Activating system protection
►
Call up 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.
►
Under
Exit
, select
Save Changes and Exit
.
The notebook restarts. You will be prompted to enter your password (the supervisor password).
Deactivating system protection
►
Call up the
BIOS Setup Utility
and go to the
Security
menu.
Operatingsystem
►
Select the
Password on Boot
option and press the Enter key.
►
Select
Disabled
and press the Enter key.
If you do not want to change any other settings, you can exit the
BIOS Setup Utility
.
►
Under
Exit
, select
Save Changes and Exit
.
The notebook restarts. The system is no longer password-protected.
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