Dell PP01S User Manual

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The supervisor password overrides the user password. Whenever you are prompted to enterthe user password, you can enter the supervisor password instead.NOTE: The supervisor password provides access to the computer, but it does notprovide access to the hard-disk drive when the drive is protected by a password.If you forget the user password and do not have a supervisor password assigned, or if youhave both a user and a supervisor password assigned but forget them both, call Dell.NOTICE: Disabling the supervisor password disables the user password.Using a User PasswordThe user password allows you to protect the computer from unauthorized access.NOTE: Before assigning a user password, you must set a supervisor password.After assigning a user password, you must enter it each time you turn on your computer. Thefollowing message appears at the bottom of the screen each time you turn on the computer:Enter PasswordTo continue, type your password and press .If you assigned a supervisor password, you can use it instead of the user password. Thecomputer does not specifically prompt you for the supervisor password.NOTICE: Disabling the supervisor password disables the user password.Using a Hard-Disk Drive PasswordThe hard-disk drive password helps protect the data on your hard-disk drive from unauthorizedaccess.NOTE: Hard-disk drives that are not purchased from Dell for use with your computermay not support the hard-disk drive password option.After assigning a hard-disk drive password, you must enter it each time you turn on thecomputer and each time you resume normal operation from suspend mode or standby mode.If the hard-disk drive password is enabled, the following message appears each time you turnon the computer:Enter HD1 PasswordTo continue, enter the hard-disk drive password. Press to return the computer to itsprevious state—suspend, standby, or off.Securing Your Computer: Dell Latitude LS Portable Computers User's Guidefile:///C|/Documents and Settings/Administrator/De... Web/Documentation/LS/LS User's Guide/security.htm (2 of 4) [5/31/2000 9:46:33 AM]