BIOS Configuration for ProtectTools
Reference Guide
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Setting password options
You can use BIOS Configuration for ProtectTools to set password
options to enhance the security of your system.
Enabling and disabling stringent security
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CAUTION:
To prevent the computer from becoming permanently
unusable, record your configured setup password, power-on password,
or smart card PIN in a safe place away from your computer. Without
these passwords or PIN, the computer cannot be unlocked.
Enabling stringent security provides enhanced protection for
the power-on and administrator passwords and other forms of
power-on authentication.
To enable or disable stringent security:
1. Select
Start > All Programs > HP ProtectTools Security
Manager
.
2. In the left pane, select
BIOS Configuration
, and then select
Security
.
3. In the right pane, under Password Options, enable or disable
Stringent security
.
4. Click
Apply
,
and then click
OK
in the ProtectTools window
to save your changes.
