Three Levels of Access
There are three levels of BIOS password on Stone notebooks from the 2012 model year onwards.
- Supervisor. If you set a Supervisor password and then attempt to enter the BIOS, you must enter this password to gain access to all BIOS settings including UEFI and SATA mode. If you do not enter the Supervisor password correctly, and have not set a User password, you will automatically get User mode BIOS privileges.
- User. The User mode gives access to all BIOS settings except UEFI control and SATA mode control. If you intend for your users to have this level of access, you should set a Supervisor password to prevent users automatically getting access to all BIOS settings through Supervisor mode.
- Boot. A boot password will prompt the user for a password to boot the machine into the operating system every time the machine is switched on.
Example
If you set a Supervisor password and then attempt to access the BIOS, you will be prompted for a password. If you skip entering this password - i.e. you just press the Enter key - you will be given User mode privileges in the BIOS unless a User mode password has previously been configured. If a User mode password has previously been configured, then you must enter with the Supervisor or User password to gain any access to the BIOS.
Applies To
- Stone / Clevo NT303 - NOTCHA-227
- Stone / Clevo NT305 - NOTCHA-200
- Stone / Clevo NT307 - NOTCHA-228, NOTCHA-243
- Stone / Clevo NT309 - NOTCHA-244, NOTCHA-254
- Stone / Clevo NT310 (W550EU) - NOTCHA-256, NOTCHA-257, NOTCHA-260, NOTCHA-261, NOTCHA-262
- Stone / Clevo NT310-H (W550SU1) - NOTCHA-260, NOTCHA-265