Compal PBL0001 User Manual page 60

word when go to Setup Utility
Set HDD Password
Lock Harddisk and the length of password must be greater than one word and less then ten
words.
Password behavior
Supervisor Password and Power on Password
After set the supervisor password , power on password can enable or disable.
If only set the supervisor password, system will request supervisor password before
entering setup menu (F2). Users have 3 chances to input supervisor password,
system will request shutdown if users input wrong password 3 times.
If set power on password, system will request the password after power on the
machine. Users have 3 chances to input power on password, system will request
shutdown if users input wrong password 3 times.
HDD Password
After set the HDD password, system will request HDD password before entering
setup menu(F2) or boot menu(F12) or OS or resume from S4. Users have 5 chances
to input HDD password, system will request shutdown if users input wrong password
5 times.
User Password
After set the user password, if use user password entry setup menu, user only can
read setup menu information and can not change setup menu items.