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Activating the hard disk protection (ESPRIMO Mobile)
► Call up the BIOS Setup and select the Main menu.
► Highlight the Main HDD field and press the Enter key.
► Select the Change Password field and press the enter key.
► Enter a password consisting of 4 to 8 alphanumeric characters.
The system does not distinguish between upper and lower case letters.
► Press the Enter key.
Confirm new Password will appear, asking you to confirm the password.
► Enter the password again and press the Enter key.
Setup Notice: Changes have been saved is displayed to confirm that the
new password has been saved.
The field Password Entry on Boot is set to Enabled by default.
You can exit the BIOS Setup now if you have finished changing settings.
► From the Exit menu, choose the option Exit Saving Changes.
► Press the Enter key and select Yes.
The notebook reboots and your hard disk is now protected with a password.
The system will ask you to enter the password when the notebook is restarted again.
Cancelling the hard disk protection (LIFEBOOK)
To cancel a password without setting a new one, proceed as follows:
► Call up the BIOS Setup and select the Security menu.
► Mark the Hard Disk Security field and press the Enter key.
► In the Drive0 area mark the Set Master Password field and press the Enter key.
You will be initially requested to enter the old password by the Enter current Password prompt.
You will then be requested to enter a new password by the Enter new Password prompt.
► After entering the password, press the Enter key three times.
► From the Exit menu, choose the option Exit Saving Changes.
► Press the Enter key and select Yes.
The notebook reboots, and password protection for the hard disk is cancelled.
► To cancel the password for the second hard disk (Drive1), go to the Drive1 area
and select the field Set Master Password, then proceed in exactly the same way as
for cancelling the password for the first hard disk (Drive0).
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