System Security Setup; Password Protection; Establishing Passwords - NEC Versa Note VX Series Service And Reference Manual

System Security Setup

Use the System Security Setup to establish system passwords.
Parameter
Change Supervisor
Password
Change User Password
Boot Password Required
Resume Password
2
Required
Assign HDD Password
Internal HDD password
1
Greyed out until supervisor password is set up
2
Only active after a password is set up.
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Change Supervisor Password — Establishes password protection for entering the BIOS
Setup utility, booting the system, and resuming from suspend.
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Change User Password — Establishes a user password once a supervisor password is
set.
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Boot Password Required — Indicates whether or not a password is required during
system boot.
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Resume Password required — Indicates whether or not a password is required during
system resume. Boot Password must be defined to activate this parameter.
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Assign HDD Password — Allows you to assign a password to allow or restrict access to
the hard disk drive contents.
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Internal HDD Password — Enables or disables the HDD password.

Password Protection

Your Versa Note VX supports a password for system security on several levels. Your system is
not protected until you set a user password. Keep in mind that you must set the supervisor
password before the BIOS Setup utility allows you to set a user password.
Once you set a supervisor password, you must enter it before you can enter BIOS Setup, access
the system at startup, or resume from Suspend, depending on your configuration selection.

Establishing Passwords

To establish password protection for entering the BIOS Setup Utility or accessing the system at
startup, you must set the supervisor password before setting a user password.
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To enter a password simply select Assign Supervisor Password, enter the password, re-
enter the password to confirm, and press any key to continue. Repeat the procedure to
set the user password.
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To initiate password protection while you step away from your system, simply press
Ctrl
that you must enter a password to resume operation.
2-12 System Configuration and Setup
System Security Setup
Default Setting
Press Enter
Press Enter
1
No
No
Press Enter
Disabled
, . The Caps lock and Scroll lock LEDs alternately flash indicating
Alt, Backspace
Alternate Setting(s)
Yes
Yes
Enabled
.