Using An Administrator Password; Using A Hard Drive Password - Dell Latitude D800 User Manual

Passwords
message appears each time you turn on the computer:
Please type in the primary or administrator password and press
To continue, enter your password (maximum eight characters).
If you do not enter a password within 2 minutes, the computer returns to its previous state.
If you have assigned an administrator password, you can use it instead of the primary password. The
does not specifically prompt you for the administrator password.
NOTICE: If you disable the administrator password, the primary password is also

Using an Administrator Password

The administrator password is designed to give system administrators or service technicians access to
computers for repair or reconfiguration. The administrators or technicians can assign identical administrator
passwords to groups of computers, allowing you to assign the primary password.
When you set an administrator password, the Configure Setup option becomes available in the system setup
program. The Configure Setup option allows you to restrict access to the system setup program in the same
way a primary password restricts access to the computer.
The administrator password can be used instead of the primary password. Whenever you are prompted to
the primary password, you can enter the administrator password.
NOTE: The administrator password provides access to the computer, but it does not provide access to
hard drive when a hard drive password is assigned.
If you forget the primary password and do not have an administrator password assigned, or if you have
primary and an administrator password assigned but forget them both, contact your system administrator
contact Dell.
NOTICE: If you disable the administrator password, the primary password is also

Using a Hard Drive Password

The hard drive password helps protect the data on your hard drive from unauthorized access. You can also
assign a password for an external hard drive (if one is being used) that can be the same as or different from
password for the primary hard drive.
After assigning a hard drive password, you must enter it each time you turn on the computer and each time
resume normal operation from standby mode.
If the hard drive password is enabled, the following message appears each time you turn on the computer:
Please type in the hard-disk drive password and press
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