HP Pavilion n6490 HP Pavilion Notebook PC N6000 Series - Reference Guide - Page 81

Security Menu

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Configuring and Expanding Your Computer Using the BIOS Setup Utility 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 the user password. The password can have no more than 8 characters (0-9, A-Z), and cannot include special or accented characters. Enter Set Administrator Password Press ENTER to set, change, or clear the administrator password, which protects BIOS Setup settings. The password can have no more than 8 characters (0-9, A-Z), and cannot include special or accented characters. Enter Boot Sets whether a user password is required when the computer boots. Requires the administrator password for changes. Enabled Resume* Sets whether a user password is required when resuming from Standby or Hibernate mode. Requires the administrator password for changes. (Windows ME, 95 or 98 only.) Enabled Undock* Sets whether a user password is required when undocking the computer. Requires the administrator password for changes. (Windows ME, 95 or 98 only.) 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 computer will attempt to boot from a floppy drive or other removable device. Enabled * Resume, Undock, and Internal hard disk drive lock options are available only if the Boot option is enabled. Reference Guide 81

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Configuring and Expanding Your Computer
Using the BIOS Setup Utility
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 the user password.
The password can have no more than 8 characters (0-9,
A-Z), and cannot include special or accented characters.
Enter
Set Administrator
Password
Press ENTER to set, change, or clear the administrator
password, which protects BIOS Setup settings. The
password can have no more than 8 characters (0-9, A-Z),
and cannot include special or accented characters.
Enter
Boot
Sets whether a user password is required when the
computer boots. Requires the administrator password for
changes.
Enabled
Resume*
Sets whether a user password is required when resuming
from Standby or Hibernate mode. Requires the administrator
password for changes. (Windows ME, 95 or 98 only.)
Enabled
Undock*
Sets whether a user password is required when undocking
the computer. Requires the administrator password for
changes. (Windows ME, 95 or 98 only.)
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 computer will attempt to boot from a floppy
drive or other removable device.
Enabled
* Resume, Undock, and Internal hard disk drive lock options are available only if the Boot option is enabled.