Using the BIOS Setup Utility 3-9Establishing Hard Disk Drive PasswordsTo establish password protection for your system’s hard disk drive you must establish amaster password, establish a user password, and enable the established passwords forthe internal HDD. Follow these steps to establish HDD passwords and to enable HDDpassword protection.1. Enter the BIOS setup, highlight and select the System Security Setup.2. Highlight Assign HDD Password and press Enter.The system prompts you to enter a master password.3. Enter a master HDD password and press Enter.The system prompts you to enter the password again to verify.4. Enter the master password and press Enter.The system confirms the creation of the master password and prompts you to entera user password.5. Enter a user password and press Enter.The system prompts you to enter the password again to verify.6. Enter the user password and press Enter.7. Highlight and select Internal HDD Password and use the PgUp/PgDn keys toenable the selection. (Follow this step to enable password protection for theinternal HDD.)Changing Hard Disk Drive PasswordsTo change hard disk drive passwords, enter the System Security Setup, highlightInternal HDD Password and enter the current password that you wish to change. If youenter the current master password, you are prompted to enter a new master password. Ifyou enter the current user password, you are prompted to enter the new user password.If you do not wish to establish a new master or user password, press Esc instead ofentering a new password.Using Hard Disk Drive Password ProtectionTo facilitate the transfer of one or more HDDs between system, establish a singlemaster password (and document the password in a secure place). Establish differentuser passwords to limit access to specific systems.
