Lenovo Y430 Y430 User Guide V1.0 - Page 41

Hard Disk Passwords, To set a hard disk password, Password on boot, Enabled, Master, Built-in - bios

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Chapter 2. Using Your Computer Note: Make sure the Password on boot is set to Enabled if you need the password protection at power on. Hard Disk Passwords Two types of the hard disk passwords help protect the information stored on the hard disk: ƒ Hard disk master password ƒ Hard disk user password, which requires a hard disk master password Note: To set a master password and a user password both as the Hard Disk Password, you need to select User + Master through Built-in HDD1 Password Select in BIOS Setup Utility. You need to set a master password and a user password both as the Hard Disk Password. Either of the passwords can be used to get access to the Hard disk. Any change or removal to the master password deletes the user password. To set a hard disk password: 1 Turn on your computer. Press F2, while the initial screen is displayed. The BIOS Setup Utility screen opens. 2 Select Security, using the cursor directional keys. 32

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Chapter 2. Using Your Computer
32
Note
:
Make sure the
Password on boot
is set to
Enabled
if you need the
password protection at power on.
Hard Disk Passwords
Two types of the hard disk passwords help protect the information stored on
the hard disk:
Hard disk master password
Hard disk user password, which requires a hard disk master password
Note
:
To set a master password and a user password both as the Hard Disk
Password, you need to select
User
+
Master
through
Built-in
HDD1
Password Select
in BIOS Setup Utility.
You need to set a master password and a user password both as the Hard
Disk Password. Either of the passwords can be used to get access to the
Hard disk. Any change or removal to the master password deletes the user
password.
To set a hard disk password:
1
Turn on your computer. Press
F2
, while the initial screen is displayed.
The BIOS Setup Utility screen opens.
2
Select
Security
, using the cursor directional keys.
±
±