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To set a Supervisor Password, Changing or Removing the Supervisor Password, Fn + F1, Security, Enter

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Chapter 2. Using Your Computer Note: If you set passwords through the BIOS Setup Utility and put your computer into sleep mode by pressing Fn + F1, the following describes the behavior of the computer when you bring it out of sleep mode: ƒ You are prompted to enter the Windows log-on password rather than the User password to resume operation. ƒ 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 will be able to perform this procedure. 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 Supervisor Password, and press the Enter key. The Set Supervisor Password window opens. 4 Choose your Supervisor password, which can be from one to eight alphanumeric characters in any combination. Type it in the Enter New Password field. 5 Press the Enter key once to move to the Confirm New Password field. Retype the password you just entered to verify it. 6 Commit your password to memory, and press the Enter key. 7 Press F10 to exit. 8 Select OK in the Setup Confirmation window. Changing or Removing the Supervisor Password To change the password, do the following: 1 Select Set Supervisor Password, and press the Enter key. The Set Supervisor Password window opens. 2 Choose your Supervisor password, which can be from one to eight alphanumeric characters in any combination. Select Enter Current Password and type in the correct password. Then press Enter key once to move to Enter New Password field, type a new supervisor password in. 39

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Chapter 2. Using Your Computer
Note:
If you set passwords through the BIOS Setup Utility and put your computer into sleep
mode by pressing
Fn + F1
, the following describes the behavior of the computer when
you bring it out of sleep mode:
You are prompted to enter the Windows log-on password rather than the User
password to resume operation.
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 will be able to perform this procedure.
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 Supervisor Password
, and press the
Enter
key. The Set Supervisor
Password window opens.
4
Choose your Supervisor password, which can be from one to eight alphanumeric
characters in any combination. Type it in the
Enter New Password
field.
5
Press the
Enter
key once to move to the
Confirm New Password
field. Retype the
password you just entered to verify it.
6
Commit your password to memory, and press the
Enter
key.
7
Press
F10
to exit.
8
Select
OK
in the Setup Confirmation window.
Changing or Removing the Supervisor Password
To change the password, do the following:
1
Select
Set Supervisor Password
, and press the
Enter
key. The Set Supervisor
Password window opens.
2
Choose your Supervisor password, which can be from one to eight alphanumeric
characters in any combination. Select
Enter Current Password
and type in the
correct password. Then press
Enter
key once to move to
Enter New Password
field,
type a new supervisor password in.
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