2–8 Software Guide
Security
About Administrator Passwords
An Administrator password protects the configuration settings
and system identification information in the Setup utility. After
it is set, this password must be entered to access Setup. An
Administrator password:
■ Is not interchangeable with a Windows Administrator
password, although both can use the same word or series of
letters, numbers, or slashes.
■ Does not display as it is set, entered, changed, or deleted.
■ Must be set and entered with the same keys. For example,
an Administrator password set with keyboard number keys
will not be recognized if you enter it with internal keypad
number keys.
■ Can include any combination of up to 32 letters and numbers
and is not case sensitive.
Setting, Changing or Deleting Administrator
Passwords
An Administrator password is set, changed, or deleted in the
Setup utility.
Setting an Administrator Password
To set an Administrator password:
1. Open the Setup utility by turning on (not restarting) the
notebook.
2. Press
F10 while the “Press <F10> to enter setup” prompt is
displayed in the lower left of the screen.
For navigation instructions, press
F1.
3. Select Security from the menu bar. (To select a menu, use
the arrow keys.)
4. Select the Administrator password, and then press
enter.
