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Password, Security, Passwords, Enter, Change, Master, Password, Confirm

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To set a Hard Disk Password: Note: The SSD model does not support the hard disk passwords. Two types of the hard disk passwords help protect the information stored on the hard disk: v Hard disk master password v Hard disk user password, which requires a hard disk master password You need to set a master password and a user password both as the Hard Disk Password. Either of the passwords can be used to get access to the Hard disk. Any change or removal to the master password deletes the user password. 1. Turn on your computer. Press F2, while the initial screen is displayed. The BIOS Setup Utility screen opens. 2. Select Security, using the cursor directional keys. 3. Select Set Hard Disk Passwords, and press Enter. The Set Hard Disk Passwords window opens. 4. Select Change Master Password, and press Enter. The Change Master Password window opens. 5. Choose an HDD master password, which can be from one to eight alphanumeric characters in any combination. Type it in the Enter New Password field. 6. Press Enter once to move to the Confirm New Password field. Retype the password you just entered to verify it. 7. Choose an HDD user password, which can be from one to eight alphanumeric characters in any combination. Type it in the Enter New Password field. Chapter 2. Using your computer 23

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To
set
a
Hard
Disk
Password:
Note:
The
SSD
model
does
not
support
the
hard
disk
passwords.
Two
types
of
the
hard
disk
passwords
help
protect
the
information
stored
on
the
hard
disk:
v
Hard
disk
master
password
v
Hard
disk
user
password,
which
requires
a
hard
disk
master
password
You
need
to
set
a
master
password
and
a
user
password
both
as
the
Hard
Disk
Password.
Either
of
the
passwords
can
be
used
to
get
access
to
the
Hard
disk.
Any
change
or
removal
to
the
master
password
deletes
the
user
password.
1.
Turn
on
your
computer.
Press
F2
,
while
the
initial
screen
is
displayed.
The
BIOS
Setup
Utility
screen
opens.
2.
Select
Security
,
using
the
cursor
directional
keys.
3.
Select
Set
Hard
Disk
Passwords
,
and
press
Enter
.
The
Set
Hard
Disk
Passwords
window
opens.
4.
Select
Change
Master
Password
,
and
press
Enter
.
The
Change
Master
Password
window
opens.
5.
Choose
an
HDD
master
password,
which
can
be
from
one
to
eight
alphanumeric
characters
in
any
combination.
Type
it
in
the
Enter
New
Password
field.
6.
Press
Enter
once
to
move
to
the
Confirm
New
Password
field.
Retype
the
password
you
just
entered
to
verify
it.
7.
Choose
an
HDD
user
password,
which
can
be
from
one
to
eight
alphanumeric
characters
in
any
combination.
Type
it
in
the
Enter
New
Password
field.
Chapter
2.
Using
your
computer
23