User Guide

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Security functions
Password protection for the hard disk
Passwordprotect ion
The hard disk password prevents unauthorized access to the hard d isk drives
and is checked intern ally each t ime the system is booted. The condition for this
is that you have assigned at least the supervisor password.
Activating hard disk protection
Call up the BIOS Setup and select the Security menu.
If you have not assigned BIOS passwords yet, dene the supervisor and the user
password now, if desired (see "
Securit y functions", Page 57).
Mark the Hard Disk Security e ld and press the Enter key.
In the area Drive0, m ark the eld Set Master Password and press the Enter key.
Enter new Password then ap pears and you are asked to enter a password.
Enter the password and press the Enter key.
Conrm ne w Password requires you to conrm the passw ord.
Enter the password again and press the Enter key.
With Setup Notice: Changes have been saved you receive conrmation that
the new password has been saved.
The eld Password Entry on B oot is set to Enabled by default. You can exit the BIOS
Setup once you have nished changing the s ettings.
From the Exit menu, choose the option Exit Saving Changes.
Press the Enter key and select Yes.
The Tablet PC reboots and your hard disk is now protected with a password. The
password prompt is enabled as soon as the Tablet PC has rebooted.
Deactivating hard disk protection
To cancel a passw ord (without setting a new password) proceed as follows:
Call up the BIOS Setup and select the Security menu.
Mark the Hard Disk Security e ld and press the Enter key.
In the area Drive0, m ark the eld Set Master Password and press the Enter key.
With the prompt Enter current Password you are rst asked to enter the old passw ord again.
With Enter new Password you are then prompted to enter a new password.
After the request, press the Enter k ey three times.
From the Exit menu, choose the option Exit Saving Changes.
Press the Enter key and select Yes.
The Tablet PC reboots and there is no longer any password protection for this hard disk.
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