Security Menu - HP Notebook Series Reference Manual

Troubleshooting

Security Menu

Setting
User
Password is
Administrator
Password is
Set User
Password
Set
Administrator
Password
Require
Password
on Boot
Internal hard
drive lock
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Description
Shows if a user password
is set.
Shows if an administrator
password is set.
Press enter to set, change, or
clear the user password. The
password can have no more
than 8 characters (0–9, A–Z),
and cannot include special or
accented characters.
Press enter to set, change,
or clear the administrator
password, which protects
BIOS Setup settings. The
password can have no more
than 8 characters (0–9, A–Z),
and cannot include special or
accented characters.
Sets whether a user password
is required when the notebook
boots. Requires the
administrator password for
changes.
Only if the Boot password
option is enabled, encodes
the current user password (or
administrator password if that
is the only password set) on
the hard drive.
Default
Clear
Clear
Enter
Enter
Disabled
Disabled
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