Samsung 400T7A User Manual page 60

Setting a Boot Password
Setting up a Hard Disk Drive Password (Optional)
If you set a password for a hard disk drive, it cannot be accessed
from another computer.
Press <Enter> in the Set HDD Password item and define a
password as described in Step 3 of the Setting up the Supervisor
Password.
• The hard disk drive password setting function is not
provided for some models.
• Changing the hard disk drive password
For security purposes, you can only change a hard disk
drive password after restarting the computer by pressing
the computer Power button.
If you cannot change the hard disk drive password or the
HDD Password Frozen message appears when entering
the BIOS Setup and then selecting Security > HDD
Password, press the Power button to turn the computer
on again.
• You cannot deactivate the password using the main
board's jumper, so be careful not to forget your password.
Deactivating the Password
1
Press <Enter> on the password to be deactivated. For
example, to deactivate a supervisor password in the Set
Supervisor Password item, press <Enter>.
To deactivate the hard disk drive password completely, you
must restart the system.
2
In the Enter Current Password item, enter the currently
configured password and press <Enter>.
3
Leave the Enter New Password item field empty, and press
<Enter>.
4
Select Yes in the pop-up window and press <Enter>. The
password will be deactivated.
For some models the password is only canceled if the
<Enter> key is pressed in the Setup Notice window.
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