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Chapter 4.
Settings and Upgrade
Setting a Boot Password
Setting a User Password
Setting up a Hard Disk Drive Password (Optional)
Using the User Password, you can turn the computer on but you cannot change the major settings of the BIOS Setup because you cannot enter the BIOS Setup.
If you set a password for a hard disk drive, it cannot be accessed from another computer.
This helps prevent unauthorized access to the major settings in the BIOS Setup menu.
Press <Enter> in the Set HDD Password item and define a password as described in Step 3 of the Setting up the Supervisor Password.
Before configuring a user password, a supervisor password must have been configured. Deactivating the supervisor password also deactivates the user password.
The hard disk drive password setting function is not •• provided for some models.
In the Set User Password item, press <Enter> and complete the procedures from Step 3 of Setting a Supervisor Password.
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.
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.
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.