HP 4150 HP OmniBook 4150 - Reference Guide - Page 89

Security Menu - omnibook bios password

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Configuring the OmniBook Using BIOS Setup Security Menu Setting Description Default User Password Is Shows if a user password is set. Clear Administrator Password Is Shows if an administrator password is set. Clear Set User Password Press ENTER to set, change, or clear user password. Password length can be no longer than 8 characters, 0-9, AZ, and cannot include special or accented characters. Set Administrator Password Press ENTER to set, change, or clear administrator password. This password protects BIOS Setup settings. Password length can be no longer than 8 characters, 0-9, AZ, and cannot include special or accented characters. Boot Sets whether a user password is required when the computer boots. Enabled Resume* Sets whether a user password is required when resuming from a suspended state. This setting is ignored under Windows 2000. Enabled Undock* Sets whether a user password is required when undocking the OmniBook. This setting is ignored under Windows 2000. Disabled Internal Hard Disk Drive Lock* Encodes the current user password (or administrator password if that is the only password set) on the hard disk drive. Disabled Removable Device Boot Sets whether the floppy drive or other removable device is a boot device. Enabled * Resume, Undock, and Internal Hard Disk Drive Lock options are available only if Boot option is enabled. Reference Guide 89

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Configuring the OmniBook
Using BIOS Setup
Reference Guide
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Security Menu
Setting
Description
Default
User Password Is
Shows if a user password is set.
Clear
Administrator Password
Is
Shows if an administrator password is set.
Clear
Set User Password
Press ENTER to set, change, or clear user password.
Password length can be no longer than 8 characters, 0-9, A-
Z, and cannot include special or accented characters.
Set Administrator
Password
Press ENTER to set, change, or clear administrator
password. This password protects BIOS Setup settings.
Password length can be no longer than 8 characters, 0-9, A-
Z, and cannot include special or accented characters.
Boot
Sets whether a user password is required when the
computer boots.
Enabled
Resume*
Sets whether a user password is required when resuming
from a suspended state. This setting is ignored under
Windows 2000.
Enabled
Undock*
Sets whether a user password is required when undocking
the OmniBook. This setting is ignored under Windows 2000.
Disabled
Internal Hard Disk Drive
Lock*
Encodes the current user password (or administrator
password if that is the only password set) on the hard disk
drive.
Disabled
Removable Device Boot
Sets whether the floppy drive or other removable device is a
boot device.
Enabled
* Resume, Undock, and Internal Hard Disk Drive Lock options are available only if Boot option is enabled.