Samsung NP-Q320E User Manual Vista Ver.1.0 (English) - Page 86

Setting a User Password, Setting up a Hard Disk Drive Password, Optional, Deactivating the Password

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Setting a User Password Users can start the system with a user password, but cannot enter the System Setup. By doing this, you can prevent other users from entering Setup. Before configuring a user password, a supervisor password must have been configured. Deactivating the supervisor password also deactivates the user password. In the Set User Password item, press and complete the procedures from Step 3 of Setting a Supervisor Password. Setting Up a Boot Password To setup a boot password, the administrator password (Set Supervisor Password) should be set in advance. Set the Password on boot item to Enabled. Once a boot password is set, you have to enter a password to boot up the computer. Changing the hard disk drive password For security purposes, you can only change a hard disk drive password after restarting the computer by pressing the computer Power button. If you cannot change the hard disk drive password or the HDD Password Frozen message appears when entering the BIOS Setup and then selecting Security > HDD Password, press the Power button to turn the computer on again. Deactivating the Password 1 Press on the password to be deactivated. For example, to deactivate a supervisor password in the Set Supervisor Password item, press . 2 In the Enter Current Password item, enter the currently configured password and press . Setting up a Hard Disk Drive Password (Optional) A supervisor password must be set using the Set Supervisor Password menu. If you set a password for a hard disk drive, it cannot be accessed from another computer. Press in the Set HDD Password item and define a password as described in Step 3 of the Setting up the Supervisor Password. 3 Leave the Enter New Password item field empty, and press . 4 Leave the Confirm New Password field empty, and press . 5 In the Setup Notice window, press . The password is deactivated. The hard disk drive password setting function is not provided for some models. 86

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Setting a User Password
Users can start the system with a user password, but
cannot enter the System Setup. By doing this, you can
prevent other users from entering Setup.
Before configuring a user password, a
supervisor
password
must have been configured. Deactivating the
supervisor password also deactivates the user password.
In the
Set User Password
item, press <
Enter
> and
complete the procedures from Step 3 of Setting a
Supervisor Password.
Setting Up a Boot Password
To setup a boot password, the administrator password
(
Set Supervisor Password
) should be set in advance.
Set the
Password on boot
item to
Enabled
.
Once a boot password is set, you have to enter a
password to boot up the computer.
Setting up a Hard Disk Drive Password
(Optional)
A supervisor password must be set using the Set
Supervisor Password menu.
If you set a password for a hard disk drive, it cannot be
accessed from another computer.
Press <
Enter
> in the
Set HDD Password
item and define
a password as described in Step 3 of the Setting up the
Supervisor Password.
The hard disk drive password setting function is not
provided for some models.
Changing the hard disk drive password
For security purposes, you can only change a hard
disk drive password after restarting the computer by
pressing the computer
Power
button.
If you cannot change the hard disk drive password or
the
HDD Password Frozen
message appears when
entering the BIOS Setup and then selecting
Security
> HDD Password
, press the
Power
button to turn the
computer on again.
Deactivating the Password
1
Press <
Enter
> on the password to be deactivated.
For example, to deactivate a supervisor password in
the
Set Supervisor Password
item, press <
Enter
>.
2
In the
Enter Current Password
item, enter the
currently configured password and press <
Enter
>.
3
Leave the
Enter New Password
item field empty,
and press <
Enter
>.
4
Leave the
Confirm New Password
field empty, and
press <
Enter
>.
5
In the
Setup Notice
window, press <
Enter
>.
The password is deactivated.