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System Password, Computrace Service, Absolute Software, Allow Non-Admin Password Changes

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Option System Password Internal HDD-0 Password Strong Password Password Configuration Password Bypass Password Change Computrace Description NOTE: If you delete the admin password, the system password also gets deleted. You can also use the admin password to delete the HDD password. You cannot set an admin password if a system password or an HDD password is already set. You must set the admin password first, if you want to use the admin password with a system password and/or HDD password. Allows you to set, change, or delete the computer password (previously called the primary password). The drive does not have a password set by default. • Enter the old password • Enter the new password • Confirm the new password The successful changes in the password will take effect immediately. Allows you to set, change, or delete the password on the computer's internal hard disk drive (HDD). Successful changes to this password take effect immediately. The drive does not have a password set by default. • Enter the old password • Enter the new password • Confirm the new password Enable strong password - This option is disabled by default. This field controls the minimum and maximum number of characters allowed for the admin and system passwords. • Admin Password Min • Admin Password Max • System Password Min • System Password Max Allows you to bypass the System Password and the internal HDD password prompts during a system restart. • Disabled - Always prompt for the system and internal HDD password when they are set. This option is disabled by default. • Reboot Bypass - Bypass the password prompts on restarts (warm boots). NOTE: The system will always prompt for the system and internal HDD passwords when powered on from the off state (a cold boot). Also, the system will always prompt for passwords on any module bay HDDs that may be present. Allows you to determine whether changes to the system and hard disk passwords are permitted when an administrator password is set. • Allow Non-Admin Password Changes - This option is enabled by default. This field lets you activate or disable the BIOS module interface of the optional Computrace Service from Absolute Software. • Deactivate - This option is enabled by default. • Disable 43

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Option
Description
NOTE:
If you delete the admin password, the system password also gets deleted.
You can also use the admin password to delete the HDD password. You cannot
set an admin password if a system password or an HDD password is already set.
You must set the admin password first, if you want to use the admin password
with a system password and/or HDD password.
System Password
Allows you to set, change, or delete the computer password (previously called the
primary password).
The drive does not have a password set by default.
•
Enter the old password
•
Enter the new password
•
Confirm the new password
The successful changes in the password will take effect immediately.
Internal HDD-0 Password
Allows you to set, change, or delete the password on the computer's internal hard
disk drive (HDD). Successful changes to this password take effect immediately.
The drive does not have a password set by default.
•
Enter the old password
•
Enter the new password
•
Confirm the new password
Strong Password
Enable strong password
- This option is disabled by default.
Password Configuration
This field controls the minimum and maximum number of characters allowed for the
admin and system passwords.
•
Admin Password Min
•
Admin Password Max
•
System Password Min
•
System Password Max
Password Bypass
Allows you to bypass the
System Password
and the internal HDD password prompts
during a system restart.
•
Disabled - Always prompt for the system and internal HDD password when
they are set. This option is disabled by default.
•
Reboot Bypass - Bypass the password prompts on restarts (warm boots).
NOTE:
The system will always prompt for the system and internal HDD
passwords when powered on from the off state (a cold boot). Also, the system
will always prompt for passwords on any module bay HDDs that may be present.
Password Change
Allows you to determine whether changes to the system and hard disk passwords are
permitted when an administrator password is set.
•
Allow Non-Admin Password Changes
- This option is enabled by default.
Computrace
This field lets you activate or disable the BIOS module interface of the optional
Computrace Service
from
Absolute Software
.
•
Deactivate
- This option is enabled by default.
•
Disable
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