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Security Functions
Password protection for booting of
the operating system
With the supervisor password you have
set in the BIOS Setup Utility (see section
"Setting supervisor and user password",
Page 18), you can also prevent booting of
the operating system.
Activating system protection
•
Start the BIOS Setup Utility and go to the
Security menu.
•
Select the Password on Boot option and
press the Enter key.
•
Select Enabled and press the Enter key.
•
Select the Save Changes & Exit option under
Exit.
•
The notebook will reboot. You will be prompted
to enter our password (the supervisor
password).
Deactivating system protection
•
Start the BIOS Setup Utility and go to the
Security menu.
•
Select the Password on Boot option and
press the Enter key.
•
Select the Disabled option and press the
Enter key.
•
If you do not want to change any other
settings, you can exit BIOS Setup Utility.
•
Select the Save Changes & Exit option under
Exit.
•
The notebook will reboot. The system is no
longer password-protected.
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