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The system confirms the creation of the master password.
Enter a user password and press
5.
The system prompts you to enter the password again to verify.
Enter the user password and press
6.
Changing Hard Disk Drive Passwords
To change hard disk drive passwords, enter the Security Setup,
highlight Set Master HDDs Security Password, press
the current password that you wish to change. If you enter the current
master password, you are prompted to enter a new master password. If
you enter the current user password, you are prompted to enter the new
user password. If you do not wish to establish a new master or user
password, press
Note
(just tap
Using Hard Disk Drive Password Protection
To facilitate the transfer of one or more HDDs between systems,
establish a single master password (and store the password in a secure
place). Forgetting your master password results in the inability to
access the data on your hard drive. Establish different user passwords
to limit access to specific systems.
hard drive, password security can never be disabled. Passwords can
be changed. If the master password is forgotten and the drive is
installed in another system, you cannot access the data on the hard
drive.
If the hard drive is installed in another NEC Versa system with hard disk
drive security enabled, the password must be entered to allow access
to the hard drive. If this NEC Versa system does not support hard
disk drive security, you cannot access the data on the hard drive.
With hard disk drive security enabled on the original NEC Versa
system, the system boots normally.
instead of entering a new password.
Esc
To uninstall the hard disk drive password, enter blank data
or press
Ent
Enter
Enter
Enter
) at the prompt to enter a password.
If you set the master and user password on a
Using the BIOS Setup Utility 3-11
.
.
, and enter
Enter
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