Samsung NP540U4E User Manual Windows 8 Ver.1.2 (English) - Page 96

Setting up a Hard Disk Drive Password, Optional, Deactivating the Password, Set HDD Password, Enter

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Setting a Boot Password Chapter 4. Settings and Upgrade 95 Setting up a Hard Disk Drive Password (Optional) If you set a password for a hard disk drive, it cannot be accessed from another computer. Click Set HDD Password, or press and complete the procedures from Step 3 of Setting a 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 Click a password to be deactivated, and press . 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 . 3 Leave the Create New Password item field empty, and press . 4 Leave the Confirm New Password field empty, or press . The password is deactivated. For some models the password is only canceled if the key is pressed in the Setup Notice window.

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Chapter 4.
Settings and Upgrade
Setting a Boot Password
Setting up a Hard Disk Drive Password
(Optional)
If you set a password for a hard disk drive, it cannot be accessed
from another computer.
Click
Set HDD Password
, or press <
Enter
> and complete the
procedures from Step 3 of
Setting a 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
Click a password to be deactivated, and press <
Enter
>.
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
Create New Password
item field empty, and press
<
Enter
>.
4
Leave the
Confirm New Password
field empty, or press
<
Enter
>.
The password is deactivated.
For some models the password is only canceled if the
<
Enter
> key is pressed in the
Setup Notice
window.