Using passwords
Using passwords helps prevent your computer from being used by others. Once you
set a password and enable it, a prompt appears on the screen each time you power
on the computer. Enter your password at the prompt. The computer cannot be used
unless you enter the correct password.
Make sure that only authorized individuals access your computer. Establishing
different kinds of passwords requires that other possible users know the proper
passwords in order to access your computer or your data.
As many as three passwords might be needed for your computer: the Supervisor
password, the User password, and the Hard disk drive (HDD) password. When the
Supervisor password is set, only the Supervisor password entitles you full control of
the computer.
v Supervisor password
With a Supervisor password, you can get full control of the computer. It also can
be used as a power-on password if Password on boot is set to Enabled. Also,
when you enter the BIOS Setup Utility with a Supervisor password, you are
entitled to set all of the options.
v User password
If a User password is set and Password on boot is set to Enabled, a password
prompt appears when you turn on the computer. Unauthorized users cannot get
access to configuration data. You can also use the User password to enter the BIOS
Setup Utility, but only a part of the options can be set. User password can not be
set if Supervisor password is not set.
v Hard disk drive (HDD) passwords
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