Samsung P55 User Manual

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Setting a User Password

Users can start the system with a user password, but

cannot enter the System Setup. By doing this, you can

prevent other users from entering Setup.
Before configuring a user password, a supervisor

password must have been configured. Deactivating the

supervisor password also deactivates the user password.
In the

Set User Password item, press <Enter> and

complete the procedures from Step of Setting a

Supervisor Password.

Activating the Booting Password

Before activating the booting password, the supervisor

password must have been configured.

Set the

Password on boot option to Enabled. From now

on, system booting will not proceed without the password.

Setting up a Hard Disk Drive Password

A supervisor password must be set using the Set

Supervisor Password menu. If you set a password for

a hard disk drive, it cannot be accessed from another

computer. Press

Enter in the Set HDD 0 Password item

and define a password as described in Step 3 of the

Setting up the Supervisor Password.

Changing the hard disk drive password
For security purposes, you can only change a hard disk

drive password after restarting the computer by pressing

the computer

Power button.

If you cannot change the hard disk drive password or

the

HDD Password Frozen message appears when

entering the BIOS Setup and then selecting

Security >

HDD 0 Password, press the Power button to turn the

computer on again.

Deactivating the Password

Press <

Enter> on the password to be deactivated.

For example, to deactivate a supervisor password in
the

Set Supervisor Password item, press <Enter>.

In the

Enter Current Password item, enter the

currently configured password and press <

Enter>.

Leave the

Enter New Password item field empty,

and press <

Enter>.

Leave the

Confirm New Password field empty, and

press <

Enter>.

In the [

Setup Notice] window, press <Enter>.

The password is deactivated.