Security Measures - Panasonic Touchbook CF-50 Series Reference Manual

Security Measures

To prevent unauthorized access of your computer, the various security measures are provided below.
Situation
You do not want your computer to be used without permission
You do not want the data on the hard disk to be read, or data to
be written to the hard disk, in cases including theft.
You want to prevent theft or damage to data by using a floppy
disk
You want to prevent theft of your computer
NOTE
Windows has a security function that differs from the above security measures. For detailed information, refer to
the Windows help.
When you do not want your computer to be used without permission
You should set your "Supervisor Password" and "User Password" (The User Password
can only be set when the Supervisor Password has been set).
Without the password, access to your computer is impossible.
Starting up when the password is set
(When [Password on boot] of the [Security] menu is set to [Enable].)
Enter your password* and press Enter .
Enter Password [
*
Supervisor Password or User Password set in the Setup Utility (not the
Windows password).
If entering the Setup Utility with Supervisor Password
You can register all items of the Setup Utility (
If entering the Setup Utility with User Password
You can not register [Advanced] menu and [Boot] menu.
When [User Password Protection] has been set to [Protected], you can not regis-
ter the User Password.
F9 does not work.
NOTE
When [Password on boot] in the Setup Utility is set to [Disable], the password is not
necessary when the computer is started up, but the password becomes necessary
when the Setup Utility is started up. This alternative makes it possible to prevent the
contents of the Setup Utility from being changed.
Function to use
Supervisor Password
User Password
Hard Disk Lock
Prevent operation by
using a floppy disk
Security lock
The correct password
]
Three incorrect attempts
or
No password for about a minute
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Reference
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Will Start
Will Not Start
(Power off)
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