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Setting a Password - bios reset

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The table below describes the parameters in this screen. Settings in boldface are the default and suggested parameter settings. Parameter Supervisor Password is User Password is HDD Password is Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Set Hdd Passwor Password on Boot Description Shows the setting of the Supervisor password Shows the setting of the user password. Shows the setting of HDD password Press Enter to set the supervisor password. When set, this password protects the BIOS Setup Utility from unauthorized access. The user can not enter the Setup menu and change he value of parameters. Press Enter to set the user password. When user password is set, this password protects the BIOS Setup Utility from unauthorized access. The user can enter Setup menu only and does not have right to change the value of parameters. Press Enter to ser the Hdd password. When Hdd password is set, this password protects the Hdd . Other user can't steal information. Defines whether a password is required or not while the events defined in this group happened. The following sub-options are all requires the Supervisor password for changes and should be grayed out if the user password was used to enter setup. Option Clear or Set Clear or Set Clear or Set Disabled or Enabled NOTE: When you are prompted to enter a password, you have three tries before the system halts. Don't forget your password. If you forget your password, you may have to return your notebook computer to your dealer to reset it. Setting a Password Follow these steps as you set the user or the supervisor password: 1. Use the w andy keys to highlight the Set Supervisor Password parameter and press the e key. The Set Supervisor Password box appears: 2. Type a password in the "Enter New Password" field. The password length can not exceeds 8 alphanumeric characters (A-Z, a-z, 0-9, not case sensitive). Retype the password in the "Confirm New Password" field. IMPORTANT:Be very careful when typing your password because the characters do not appear on the screen. 3. Press e. After setting the password, the computer sets the User Password parameter to "Set". 36 Chapter 2

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36
Chapter 2
The table below describes the parameters in this screen. Settings in
boldface
are the default and suggested
parameter settings.
NOTE:
When you are prompted to enter a password, you have three tries before the system halts. Don’t forget
your password. If you forget your password, you may have to return your notebook computer to your
dealer to reset it.
Setting a Password
Follow these steps as you set the user or the supervisor password:
1.
Use the
w
andy keys to highlight the Set Supervisor Password parameter and press the
e
key. The Set
Supervisor Password box appears:
2.
Type a password in the “Enter New Password” field. The password length can not exceeds 8
alphanumeric characters (
A-Z
,
a-z
,
0-9
, not case sensitive). Retype the password in the “Confirm New
Password” field.
IMPORTANT:
Be very careful when typing your password because the characters do not appear on the
screen.
3.
Press
e
.
After setting the password, the computer sets the User Password parameter to “Set”.
Parameter
Description
Option
Supervisor Password
is
Shows the setting of the Supervisor
password
Clear
or Set
User Password is
Shows the setting of the user password.
Clear
or Set
HDD Password is
Shows the setting of HDD password
Clear
or Set
Set Supervisor
Password
Press Enter to set the supervisor password.
When set, this password protects the BIOS
Setup Utility from unauthorized access. The
user can not enter the Setup menu and
change he value of parameters.
Set User Password
Press Enter to set the user password.
When user password is set, this password
protects the BIOS Setup Utility from
unauthorized access.
The user can enter Setup menu only and
does not have right to change the value of
parameters.
Set Hdd Passwor
Press Enter to ser the Hdd password.
When Hdd password is set, this
password protects the Hdd . Other
user can’t steal information.
Password on Boot
Defines whether a password is required or
not while the events defined in this group
happened. The following sub-options are all
requires the Supervisor password for
changes and should be grayed out if the
user password was used to enter setup.
Disabled
or Enabled