Setting Passwords; Tips For Using Passwords - HP Vectra VEi7 Supplementary Manual

3 Security and Manageability Features

Setting Passwords

Setting Passwords
Your PC has two types of passwords:
BIOS passwords.
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You can set two passwords, the Supervisor (Administrator)
password and the User password, to provide two levels of protection
for your PC. You set both passwords in the
the Setup program.
Software passwords.
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Operating systems such as Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 95 have a
password facility. Refer to your operating system documentation for
more information.

Tips for Using Passwords

Set a User or Supervisor password to prevent your PC from being
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started in your absence. In addition, if you enable
the Setup Security
configuration.
Set a User password to change the date/time settings and check the
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PC's Setup configuration.
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menu, you can protect your PC's Setup
Security menu group of
Password on Boot in