Setting Passwords - Siemens Mobile 750 Operating Manual

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Setting passwords

The Supervisor password prevents unauthorized callup of BIOS Setup. BIOS Setup can be called only by
those who know the Supervisor password.
The user password prevents unauthorized access to your notebook. With the user password you can
prevent booting of the operating system. The system can be accessed only by those who know the
user password. A user password can only be set if a supervisor password is also set.
Passwords can be at most seven characters long. All alphanumerical characters can be
i
used; no differentiation is made between upper-case and lower-case.
Passwords are not displayed as they are entered.
If you have forgotten a password contact your system administrator or contact our customer
service.
To set or change a password, proceed as follows:
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Call BIOS Setup and select the Security menu (see "Settings in BIOS Setup"). You must
additionally change into the Hard Disk Security submenu for the hard disk passwords.
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Mark the Set Supervisor Password or Set User Password or Set HD password field and press the
Enter key.
The following applies for setting a hard disk password: if a hard disk password is already set, you are
prompted to input it. Enter the former hard disk password and press the Enter key.
You are asked to enter a password:
Enter new Password:
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Enter the password and press the Enter key.
You are asked to confirm the password:
Re-enter new Password:
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Enter the password again and press the Enter key.
The new password is saved.
Notice: Changes have been saved
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To prevent booting of the operating system, mark the Password on boot field and select the value
Enabled.
If you do not want to make any other settings, you can exit BIOS Setup.
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Select the option Save Changes & Exit in the Exit menu.
The notebook is rebooted and the new password is effective.
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