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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