Security functions
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Password protection for starting the operating system
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With the supervisor password or the user password, you have assigned in the
BIOS Setup
(see section "Set the supervisor and user password"), you can also prevent booting of the
operating system.
Activating system protection
►
Call
BIOS Setup
and select the
Security
menu.
►
If you have not assigned BIOS passwords yet, define the supervisor and the user password
now, if desired (see "Set the supervisor and user password" section).
►
Mark
the
Password on Boot
field and press the Enter key.
►
Select
the
Every Boot
entry and press the Enter key.
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 reboots and you are asked to enter your password (the supervisor or user password).
Deactivating system protection
►
Call
BIOS Setup
and select the
Security
menu.
►
Mark
the
Password on Boot
field and press the Enter key.
►
Select
Disabled
and press the Enter key.
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 reboots and there is no longer any password protection for the operating system.
Password protection for hard disk
The had disk password prevents unauthorised access to the hard disk drives and is checked
internally each time the system is booted. The condition for this is that you have assigned at least the
supervisor password.
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Îf an S-ATA hard disk is installed in your notebook, please note the following:
●
The notebook must have been switched off and then on again beforehand with the
Suspend/Resume button.
or
●
The
BIOS Setup
must have been ended beforehand with the
Save Changes and Power
Off
function.
