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This tab shows parameters that safeguard and protect the computer from unauthorized use.
Figure 2-3. BIOS Security
Table 2-3 describes the parameters shown in Figure 2-3.
Table 2-3. BIOS Security
Parameter Description Option
Supervisor
Password Is
Shows the setting of the supervisor password Clear or
Set
User Password Is Shows the setting of the user password. Clear or
Set
Set Supervisor
Password
Press Enter to set the supervisor password. When set, this
password protects the BIOS Setup Utility from unauthorized access.
The user can not either enter the Setup menu nor change the value
of parameters.
N/A
Set User Password Press Enter to set the user password. When user password is set,
this password protects the BIOS Setup Utility from unauthorized
access. The user can enter Setup menu only and does not have right
to change the value of parameters.
N/A
Set HDD Password Enter HDD Password. N/A
Password on Boot Defines whether a password is required or not while the events
defined in this group happened. The following sub-options are all
requires the Supervisor password for changes and should be grayed
out if the user password was used to enter setup.
Disabled
or
Enabled
NOTE:
When prompted to enter a password, three attempts are allowed before the system halts. Resetting
the BIOS password may require the computer be returned to the dealer.