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The table below describes the parameters in this screen. Settings in boldface are the default and suggested
parameter settings.
Parameter
Supervisor Password Is
User Password is Is
SATA Port 0 Disk Status
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Set SATA Port 0 HDD
Password
Password on Boot
NOTE: When you are prompted to enter a password, you have three tries before the system halts. Don't forget
your password. If you forget your password, you may have to return your notebook computer to your
dealer to reset it.
Setting a Password
Follow these steps as you set the supervisor, user, or hard disk password:
1.
Use the w and y keys to highlight the Set Supervisor Password parameter and press the e key. The Set
Supervisor Password box appears:
2.
Type a password in the "Enter New Password" field. The password length can not exceed 8 alphanumeric
characters (A-Z, a-z, 0-9, not case sensitive). Retype the password in the "Confirm New Password" field.
IMPORTANT: Be very careful when typing your password because the characters do not appear on the
screen.
3.
Press e. After setting the password, the computer sets the Supervisor Password parameter to "Set".
4.
If desired, you can opt to enable the Password on boot parameter.
5.
When you are done, press u to save the changes and exit the BIOS Setup Utility.
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Description
Shows whether the Supervisor Password is set or
not
Shows whether the User Password is set or not.
Shows whether the HDD Password is set or not.
Press Enter to set the supervisor password. When
set, this password protects the BIOS Setup Utility
from unauthorized access. The user can not either
enter the Setup menu nor change the value of
parameters.
Press Enter to set the user password. When user
password is set, this password protects the BIOS
Setup Utility from unauthorized access. The user
can enter Setup menu only and does not have right
to change the value of parameters.
Press Enter to set the hard disk password. When
set, this password protects the BIOS Setup Utility
from unauthorized access. The user can not either
enter the Setup menu nor change the value of
parameters.
Defines whether a password is required or not
during boot up. This option requires the Supervisor
password to be entered to make changes and will
be grayed out if the user password was used to
enter the setup utility.
Option
Clear
or Set
Clear
or Set
Clear
or Set
Disabled
or Enabled
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