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Password, Enabled, Supervisor, Password

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With a Supervisor password, you can get full control of the computer. It also can be used as a power-on password if Password on boot is set to Enabled. Also, when you enter the BIOS Setup Utility with a Supervisor password, you are entitled to set all of the options. v User password If a User password is set and Password on boot is set to Enabled, a password prompt appears when you turn on the computer. Unauthorized users cannot get access to configuration data. You can also use the User password to enter the BIOS Setup Utility, but only a part of the options can be set. User password can not be set if Supervisor password is not set. v Hard disk drive (HDD) passwords Once an HDD password is set, you need to enter it to get access to the hard disk. You can set the HDD password through Set Hard Disk Passwords in the BIOS Setup Utility. Note: If you set passwords through the BIOS Setup Utility and put your computer into standby mode by pressing Fn + F1, the following describes the behavior of the computer when you bring it out of standby mode: v You are prompted to enter the Windows log-on password rather than the User password to resume operation. v If an HDD password is assigned to any hard disk drive, the hard disk drive is unlocked automatically when you resume operation. To set a Supervisor Password: Only a system administrator is able to perform this procedure. Chapter 2. Using your computer 23

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With
a
Supervisor
password,
you
can
get
full
control
of
the
computer.
It
also
can
be
used
as
a
power-on
password
if
Password
on
boot
is
set
to
Enabled
.
Also,
when
you
enter
the
BIOS
Setup
Utility
with
a
Supervisor
password,
you
are
entitled
to
set
all
of
the
options.
v
User
password
If
a
User
password
is
set
and
Password
on
boot
is
set
to
Enabled
,
a
password
prompt
appears
when
you
turn
on
the
computer.
Unauthorized
users
cannot
get
access
to
configuration
data.
You
can
also
use
the
User
password
to
enter
the
BIOS
Setup
Utility,
but
only
a
part
of
the
options
can
be
set.
User
password
can
not
be
set
if
Supervisor
password
is
not
set.
v
Hard
disk
drive
(HDD)
passwords
Once
an
HDD
password
is
set,
you
need
to
enter
it
to
get
access
to
the
hard
disk.
You
can
set
the
HDD
password
through
Set
Hard
Disk
Passwords
in
the
BIOS
Setup
Utility.
Note:
If
you
set
passwords
through
the
BIOS
Setup
Utility
and
put
your
computer
into
standby
mode
by
pressing
Fn
+
F1
,
the
following
describes
the
behavior
of
the
computer
when
you
bring
it
out
of
standby
mode:
v
You
are
prompted
to
enter
the
Windows
log-on
password
rather
than
the
User
password
to
resume
operation.
v
If
an
HDD
password
is
assigned
to
any
hard
disk
drive,
the
hard
disk
drive
is
unlocked
automatically
when
you
resume
operation.
To
set
a
Supervisor
Password:
Only
a
system
administrator
is
able
to
perform
this
procedure.
Chapter
2.
Using
your
computer
23