Setting the Password

This process is to set a password so that other people cannot use the PC or change the settings.

The user can set a password while booting the system or setting up the system.

The model in the example can differ from actual models and is subject to change for performance improvements, without prior notice.

Caution:

  • Without the registered password, access to the system will be denied. Write down and keep the password in a safe place.

Set Supervisor Password

The password prevents unauthorized people from accessing the PC. By default, no password is set for the machine. If an unauthorized person changes the password in the System Setup, you will be unable to access the system.

  1. After opening the system setup screen, use the arrow keys to move to [Security].

  2. When the following screen shows up, click [Set Supervisor Password] by using the arrow keys and press [Enter].

  3. When the following message shows up on the screen, enter the password and press [Enter]. The password must not exceed 8 characters in total and must consist of letters (A - Z), numbers (0 - 9), special characters or their combination.

  4. When the following message appears, select and press [Enter].

  5. To save the changes in the system setup, press [F10].

  6. When the following message appears, select [Yes] and press [Enter]. The PC will restart.

Tip:

  • With Supervisor Password, you are authorized to set all items in the System Setup and to set Password on boot. In case other people also use the PC, it is recommended to set the Set User Password.

Set User Password

The password set by the Set User Password process is lower in level than that set by the [Set Supervisor Password] process, and so the user can use the [Set User Password] only after setting a password in the [Set Supervisor Password] menu.

  1. After opening the system setup screen, use the arrow keys to move to [Security].

  2. When the following screen appears, press [Enter] in the [Set User Password] menu.

  3. When the following message shows up on the screen, enter the password and press [Enter]. The password must not exceed 8 characters in total and must consist of letters (A - Z), numbers (0 - 9), special characters or their combination.

  4. When the following message appears, select and press [Enter].

  5. To save the changes in the system setup, press [F10].

  6. When the following message appears, select [Yes] and press [Enter]. The PC will restart.

Tip:

  • [User Password] allows limited access to the items in the System Setup compared to the [Supervisor Password] item.

Password on boot

Password on boot protects the system by requesting [Set Supervisor Password] or [Set User Password] during boot up.

  1. After opening the system setup screen, use the arrow keys to move to [Security].

  2. When the following screen appears, set [Set Supervisor Password] only or both [Set Supervisor Password] and [Set User Password].

  3. The popup screen will show up, after selecting [Password on boot] and press [Enter]. After selecting [Enable] and press [Enter], [Password on boot] will be complete.

Set SSD Password / NVMe™ Password

Tip:

Some models installed with NVMe™ may not support the password settings.

Depending on the model, the menu name may be displayed as SSD Password, NVMe™ Password, etc.

For a model equipped with two SSD or NVMe™ devices, the menu name may be displayed as SSD01, SSD02, NVMe™0, NVMe™1, etc.

SSD or, for a model equipped with two NVMe™ devices, you can set a password for each device. If both passwords are set, the password input window appears twice during the booting process.

The password input windows appear according to the [Boot Priority order] in the [Boot] menu.

  1. After opening the system setup screen, use the arrow keys to move to [Security].

  2. When the following screen shows up, click [Set SSD02 Password] by using the arrow keys and press [Enter].

  3. When the following message appears on the screen, enter the password and press [Enter]. The password must not exceed 8 characters in total and must consist of letters (A - Z), numbers (0 - 9), special characters or their combination.

  4. When the following message appears, select and press [Enter].

  5. To save the changes in the system setup, press [F10].

  6. When the following message appears, select [Yes] and press [Enter]. The PC will restart.

Caution:

If you forgot SSD Password / NVMe™ Password, you cannot restore the SSD/NVMe™.

  • The replacement of SSD/NVMe™ due to a forgotten SSD Password / NVMe™ Password is not covered by warranty.