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Security The Security screen contains parameters that help safeguard and protect your computer from unauthorized use. Information M a i n PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Security Boot Exit Supervisor Password Is: User Password Is: HDD0 Password Is: Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Set SATA Port 0 HDD Password Password on Boot: Clear Clear Clear [Enter] [Enter] [Enter] [Disabled] Item Specific Help Supervisor Password controls access to the setup utility. It can be used to boot up when Pawword on boot is enabled. F1 Help Esc Exit Select Item F5/F6 Change Values F9 Setup Defaults Select Menu Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit The table below describes the parameters in this screen. Settings in boldface are the default and suggested parameter settings. Parameter Supervisor Password Is User Password Is HDD0 Password Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Set SATA Port0 HDD Password Password on Boot Description Shows the setting of the Supervisor password Shows the setting of the user password. Shows the setting of the hard disk password. Press Enter to set the supervisor password. When set, this password protects the BIOS Setup Utility from unauthorized access. The user can not either enter the Setup menu nor change the value of parameters. Press Enter to set the user password. When user password is set, this password protects the BIOS Setup Utility from unauthorized access. The user can enter Setup menu only and does not have right to change the value of parameters. Enter HDD Password. Defines whether a password is required or not while the events defined in this group happened. The following sub-options are all requires the Supervisor password for changes and should be grayed out if the user password was used to enter setup. Option Clear or Set Clear or Set Clear or Set N/A N/A N/A Disabled or Enabled NOTE: When you are prompted to enter a password, you have three tries before the system halts. Don't forget your password. If you forget your password, you may have to return your notebook computer to your dealer to reset it. 28 Chapter 2

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Chapter 2
Security
The Security screen contains parameters that help safeguard and protect your computer from unauthorized
use.
The table below describes the parameters in this screen. Settings in
boldface
are the default and suggested
parameter settings.
NOTE:
When you are prompted to enter a password, you have three tries before the system halts. Don’t forget
your password. If you forget your password, you may have to return your notebook computer to your
dealer to reset it.
Parameter
Description
Option
Supervisor Password Is
Shows the setting of the Supervisor password
Clear
or Set
User Password Is
Shows the setting of the user password.
Clear
or Set
HDD0 Password
Shows the setting of the hard disk password.
Clear
or Set
Set Supervisor Password
Press Enter to set the supervisor password. When set,
this password protects the BIOS Setup Utility from
unauthorized access. The user can not either enter the
Setup menu nor change the value of parameters.
N/A
Set User Password
Press Enter to set the user password. When user
password is set, this password protects the BIOS Setup
Utility from unauthorized access. The user can enter
Setup menu only and does not have right to change the
value of parameters.
N/A
Set SATA Port0 HDD
Password
Enter HDD Password.
N/A
Password on Boot
Defines whether a password is required or not while the
events defined in this group happened. The following
sub-options are all requires the Supervisor password
for changes and should be grayed out if the user
password was used to enter setup.
Disabled
or
Enabled
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility
Item
Specific
Help
Supervisor Password
controls access to the
setup utility. It can
be used to boot up when
Pawword on boot is
enabled.
F1
Esc
Help
Exit
Select
Item
Select
Menu
Change
Values
Select
Sub-Menu
Enter
F9
F10
Setup
Defaults
Save
and
Exit
Clear
Clear
Supervisor Password Is:
Supervisor Password Is:
Clear
Clear
User Password Is:
User Password Is:
[Enter]
[Enter]
Set Supervisor Password
Set Supervisor Password
[Enter]
[Enter]
Set User Password
Set User Password
F5/F6
Main
Boot
Exit
Security
Information
HDD0 Password Is:
HDD0 Password Is:
Clear
Clear
[Enter]
[Enter]
Set SATA Port 0 HDD Password
Set SATA Port 0 HDD Password
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
Password on Boot:
Password on Boot: