IBM THINKPAD 600e User Manual download pdf (Page 108)

Using Passwords

The password-setting feature helps to prevent your computer from

being used by others. Once you set a password, a prompt appears

on the screen each time you power on the computer. You must

enter your password at the prompt. You cannot use the computer

unless you type the correct password.

You can set the following passwords on your computer:

Power-on password

Set the power-on password to protect your computer from use by

another person. The power-on password is required both at

startup and when resuming from suspend mode.

Hard-disk-drive password

The hard-disk-drive password provides an extra measure of

security. Even if you set a power-on password, another user can

remove the hard disk drive in your computer and put it in a

different computer to access your data. If you set a

hard-disk-drive password, however, another person cannot

access the data on your hard disk without knowing the password.

A hard-disk-drive password provides the following security

features:

– You need to type the hard-disk-drive password at startup.

– If the hard disk drive is moved to another computer, the

hard-disk-drive password must be typed at startup.

Therefore, unauthorized users cannot access your hard disk

even if the drive is removed from the computer.

– If you have not set a supervisor password, the

hard-disk-drive password is required when the computer

resumes from suspend mode.

– If you put a check mark in the Prompt for password when

computer goes off standby check box in the “Power

Management Properties” window, you are required to use the

Windows 98 logon password to resume from suspend mode.

Supervisor password

The supervisor password is a tool provided for the system

administrator to control many ThinkPad computers. The

supervisor password is set by the system administrator and it is

not required for users. Users can start the computer without

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