Re: setting passwords before os loads
From: AlienMojo (Dont_at_sendit.now)
Date: 09/30/03
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Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2003 11:48:40 -0700
On Tue, 30 Sep 2003 18:26:04 +0000, Daphne Eze wrote:
> Is it possible to set a password before the operating system loads so
> that the computer will stop loading the os etc until it is supplied with
> the password? I tried setting it in the Bios but that only protected the
> bios.
>
> Thanks
> Daphne
Most systems (especially laptops) also have a hard drive password that is
set from the BIOS. Enabling this prevents access/booting to the hard drive
without the password.
On the other hand, if your main concern is protecting sensitive data that
is on the drive a better solution would be to use software to encrypt
the data.
-- AlienMojo
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