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Using passwords Using passwords helps prevent your computer from being used by others. Once you set a password and enable it, a prompt appears on the screen each time you power on the computer. Enter your password at the prompt. The computer cannot be used unless you enter the correct password. Make sure that only authorized individuals access your computer. Establishing different kinds of passwords requires that other possible users know the proper passwords in order to access your computer or your data. As many as three passwords might be needed for your computer: the Supervisor password, the User password, and the Hard disk drive (HDD) password. When the Supervisor password is set, only the Supervisor password entitles you full control of the computer. v Supervisor password 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 Chapter 2. Using your computer 19

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Using
passwords
Using
passwords
helps
prevent
your
computer
from
being
used
by
others.
Once
you
set
a
password
and
enable
it,
a
prompt
appears
on
the
screen
each
time
you
power
on
the
computer.
Enter
your
password
at
the
prompt.
The
computer
cannot
be
used
unless
you
enter
the
correct
password.
Make
sure
that
only
authorized
individuals
access
your
computer.
Establishing
different
kinds
of
passwords
requires
that
other
possible
users
know
the
proper
passwords
in
order
to
access
your
computer
or
your
data.
As
many
as
three
passwords
might
be
needed
for
your
computer:
the
Supervisor
password,
the
User
password,
and
the
Hard
disk
drive
(HDD)
password.
When
the
Supervisor
password
is
set,
only
the
Supervisor
password
entitles
you
full
control
of
the
computer.
v
Supervisor
password
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
Chapter
2.
Using
your
computer
19