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Using system passwords – Texas Instruments Extensa 600 Series User Manual

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Using System Passwords

5-6

The computer implements a two-password

security system —

Supervisor and User.

The Supervisor password is used by system

administrators who manage multiple notebooks

and gives an extra level of security while still

allowing users to set their individual Setup

preferences in the system Setup menu. If only

one password is set, the Supervisor password is

also the User password.

If both the Supervisor password and the User

password is set, the Supervisor password must

be entered to gain access to the Setup Security

options: Supervisor Password, Diskette Access,

and Fixed disk boot sector.

Both passwords prevent unauthorized access to

the computer at system startup or when the

computer resumes from 0V Suspend mode if the

PASSWORD CHECK DURING RESUME

parameter in

Setup is enabled.