Establishing Hard Disk Drive Passwords; Changing Hard Disk Drive Passwords; Using Hard Disk Drive Password Protection - NEC Versa Note VX Series Service And Reference Manual

In Windows 98, to establish password protection for resuming from Standby or Hibernation
modes you must do the following:
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Set a Windows password in Control Panel, Password Properties, Change Passwords.
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Enable the option "Prompt for password when the computer goes off standby," in
Control Panel, Power Management Properties, Advanced.
Hard Disk Drive Passwords
Your Versa Note VX allows you to establish password protection for the internal hard disk
drive. Hard disk drive (HDD) password protection restricts access to the drive, if the drive is
removed from your Versa Note VX and installed in another system. You are not required to
enter your hard disk drive passwords while the drive remains in your current system.
The HDD passwords are written to the system BIOS and to the hard disk drive to ensure that the
password protection travels with the drive when moved from system to system.

Establishing Hard Disk Drive Passwords

To establish password protection for your system's hard disk drive you must establish a master
password, establish a user password, and enable the established passwords for the internal HDD.
Follow these steps to establish HDD passwords and to enable HDD password protection.
Enter the BIOS setup, highlight and select the System Security Setup.
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Highlight Assign HDD Password and press
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The system prompts you to enter a master password.
Enter a master HDD password and press
3.
The system prompts you to enter the password again to verify.
4. Enter the master password and press
The system confirms the creation of the master password and prompts you to enter a user
password.
5. Enter a user password and press
The system prompts you to enter the password again to verify.
Enter the user password and press
6.
7. Highlight and select Internal HDD Password and use the
selection. (Follow this step to enable password protection for the internal HDD.)

Changing Hard Disk Drive Passwords

To change hard disk drive passwords, enter the System Security Setup, highlight Internal HDD
Password and enter 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

Using Hard Disk Drive Password Protection

To facilitate the transfer of one or more HDDs between system, establish a single master
password (and document the password in a secure place). Establish different user passwords to
limit access to specific systems.
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Enter
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Enter
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Enter .
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Enter
instead of entering a new password.
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System Configuration and Setup 2-13
PgUp/PgDn keys to enable the