computer lock?

[kaos]

how do i lock my computer , like when someone else comes to use it and when they press the power button it says "please enter a password" to use the computer, iam not talking about the users thing where it saves each user's preferences, iam talking about a pass that you have to put in to lock your WHOLE computer so no one uses it only the ppl who know taht pass

[Medieval Bob]

Depends, but if your bios has a setting for it, you can go there. I can't really say where it's at, because they're all different, but I'd reccomend looking there first.

[kaos]

ok i tried and i changed the supervisor pass and the user pass and i shut down and and open comp but it still gives free acceess?!?

[-Bryan-]

I think you can do it in your desktop properties, go to the screen saver tab.

[Eddie_Perez]

No, its a BIOS setting. But I wouldn't recommend it, if for any chance you forget... eh... well...

[Medieval Bob]

If for any chance you forget you can just clear the bios.

[Xenn]

What if he doesn't have a manual? He'd never be able to find the right jumper.

[Eddie_Perez]

Unless he's a genious and remembered his whole mobo manual letter to letter o_O. Do all motherboards allow locking it?

[Mr.Lee]

No.

[D3V]

You guys are all wrong, its not through the bios, its through the CMOS settings.

[Medieval Bob]

Figure out what you're talking about before telling people they're wrong mmkay?

http://www.dewassoc.com/support/bios/bios_password.htm

[D3V]

What do you think Bios runs off of? Cmos, you can do it with cmos alot easier than with bios, bios is a pain in the ass to remove if you mess up with it anyways.

[kaos]

ok i know wat bios and kos-mos is but what the hlel is cmos?1