Lenovo N500 User Guide - Page 32

Lenovo 3000 N500 UG V1.0_en.book Page 24 Monday, September 1, 2008 9:44 AM Chapter 2. Using Your Computer „ Using Passwords Using passwords helps prevent your computer from being used by others. Once you set a password and enable it, a prompt appears on the screen each time you power on the computer. Enter your password at the prompt. The computer cannot be used unless you enter the correct password. Make sure that only authorized individuals access your computer. Establishing different kinds of passwords requires that other possible users know the proper passwords in order to access your computer or your data. As many as three different passwords can be used for your computer: the Supervisor password, the User password, and the Hard disk drive (HDD) password. When the Supervisor password is set, only the Supervisor password entitles you full control of the computer. ƒ Supervisor password With a Supervisor password, you have full control of the computer. When you enter the BIOS Setup Utility with a Supervisor password, you are entitled to set all of the options. ƒ User password If a User password is set and Password on boot is set to Enabled, a password prompt appears when you turn on the computer. Unauthorized users cannot get access to configuration data. You can also use the User password to enter the BIOS Setup Utility, but only a part of the options can be set. 24