Using passwords in the Windows® operating system
Setting a hard disk drive user only password in System
Setup
To register a user only password in System Setup:
1
Click Start, then click Shutdown, and click OK.
The computer shuts down.
2
Hold down the
switch until the on/off light on the system indicator panel
illuminates (green) for approximately one second. When
the following message appears on the screen: "Check
system, Then press [F1] key," press
The System Setup screen appears.
3
Press
screen.
4
Press the spacebar to select User Only password mode.
5
Press the down arrow key to move to the User Password
section.
6
Press the spacebar, then type a password of 1 to 16
characters and press
of letters and numbers in your password.
If you choose to set a hard disk drive user password, we
strongly recommend that you set a hard disk drive master
password as well.
If you set a hard disk drive user password and later forget the
password, YOU WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO ACCESS YOUR
HARD DISK AGAIN, unless you have set a hard disk drive
master password.
Esc
to move to the HDD PASSWORD section on the
H
Keeping Your Files Safe
key and slide and hold the power
. You may use any combination
Enter
211
.
F1