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Hardware and Software Guide
Security
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A Setup utility administrator password and a Windows
administrator password have different functions. A Windows
administrator password cannot be used to access the Setup
utility, and a Setup utility administrator password cannot
provide administrator-level access to your notebook contents.
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If you forget the administrator password set in the Setup
utility, you will not be able to access the Setup utility.
The following table lists commonly used Setup utility and
Windows passwords and describes their functions. For additional
information about Windows passwords, such as screen-saver
passwords, select
Start > Help and Support
.
Setup Utility Passwords
Function
Administrator password
Protects access to the Setup utility.
Power-on password
Protects access to the notebook contents
when the notebook is turned on, restarted,
or restored from hibernation.
Windows Passwords
Function
Administrator password*
Protects access to Windows
administrator-level notebook contents.
User password*
Protects access to a Windows user
account.
Standby password
Protects access to notebook contents when
the notebook is resumed from standby or
restored from hibernation.
*For information about setting a Windows password, select
Start > Help
and Support
.
