Security
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A Setup utility administrator password and a Windows
administrator password have different functions. A Windows
administrator password cannot be used to access the Setup
utility, and a Setup utility administrator password cannot
provide administrator-level access to your notebook contents.
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If you forget the administrator password set in the Setup
utility, you will not be able to access the Setup utility.
The following table lists commonly used Setup utility and
Windows passwords and describes their functions. For additional
information about Windows passwords, such as screen-saver
passwords, select Start > Help and Support.
Setup Utility Passwords
Administrator password
Power-on password
Windows Passwords
Administrator password*
User password*
Standby password
*For information about setting a Windows password, select Start > Help
and Support.
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Function
Protects access to the Setup utility.
Protects access to the notebook contents
when the notebook is turned on, restarted,
or restored from hibernation.
Function
Protects access to Windows
administrator-level notebook contents.
Protects access to a Windows user
account.
Protects access to notebook contents when
the notebook is resumed from standby or
restored from hibernation.
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