Hard Disk Drive Passwords; Establishing Hard Disk Drive Passwords; Changing Hard Disk Drive Passwords - NEC VERSA LXi Service And Reference Manual

In Windows 2000/98, to establish password protection for resuming from Standby or
Hibernation modes you must do the following:
Set a Windows password in Control Panel, Password Properties, Change Passwords.
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Enable the option "Prompt for password when the computer goes off standby," in
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Control Panel, Power Management Properties, Advanced.

Hard Disk Drive Passwords

Your NEC Versa allows you to establish password protection for the internal hard disk drive and
for an optional hard disk drive installed in the NEC VersaBay III. Hard disk drive (HDD)
password protection restricts access to the drive, if the drive is removed from your NEC Versa
and installed in another system. You are not required to enter your hard disk drive passwords
while the drive remains in your current system.
The HDD passwords are written to the system BIOS and to the hard disk drive to ensure that the
password protection travels with the drive when moved from system to system.

Establishing Hard Disk Drive Passwords

To establish password protection for your system's hard disk drive you must establish a master
password, establish a user password, and enable the established passwords for the internal HDD
and for an HDD installed in the NEC VersaBay III. Follow these steps to establish HDD
passwords and to enable HDD password protection.
Enter the BIOS setup, highlight and select the System Security Setup.
1.
Highlight Assign HDD Password and press
2.
The system prompts you to enter a master password.
Enter a master HDD password and press
3.
The system prompts you to enter the password again to verify.
Enter the master password and press
4.
The system confirms the creation of the master password and prompts you to enter a user
password.
Enter a user password and press
5.
The system prompts you to enter the password again to verify.
Enter the user password and press
6.
Highlight and select Internal HDD Password and use the
7.
selection. (Follow this step to enable password protection for the internal HDD.)
Highlight and select VersaBay HDD Password and use the
8.
selection. (Follow this step to enable password protection for an HDD installed in the NEC
VersaBay III.)

Changing Hard Disk Drive Passwords

To change hard disk drive passwords, enter the System Security Setup, highlight Internal HDD
Password and enter the current password that you want to change. If you enter the current master
password, you are prompted to enter a new master password. If you enter the current user
password, you are prompted to enter the new user password. If you do not want to establish a
new master or user password, press
.
Enter
.
Enter
.
Enter
.
Enter
.
Enter
PgUp/PgDn
instead of entering a new password.
Esc
System Configuration and Setup 2-17
keys to enable the
keys to enable the
PgUp/PgDn