Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2006 02:23:01 -0300 From: Jose Tavares <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: BIOS password, protecting against thieves ..
I'm here trying to figure out what's the purpose of the password that can be set in U100 BIOS .. Where is the help for this kind of thing?? There's a "simple" password, and another two passwords for HDD access that can be set for user and master.. When they'll be asked? Where's the HDD password written? I set a password in LILO to prevent my OSes from booting and now I want to lock the system setup. Is there a way to make this machines totally unhackable? What I'm trying to do is to turn my machine into a totally useless one in case of being stolen.. Maybe a totally unhackable will be impossible, tips are welcome .. I realized that the boot priority always show cd-rom or lan.. So, in case someone swap the HDD for a clean one, the machine will be bootable with other devices even if the thief doesn't have the BIOS password...? I really don't care about my data because it's cloned but I really care to make it useless to obligate the thief to return it for a reward. [] JA Tavares
