Filter
Top Products
40 Chapter 2
System Security
The Setup program has a number of security features to prevent unauthorized access to the system and its
data.
The following screen appears if you select System Security from the main menu:
The following table describes the parameters found in this menu. Settings in
boldface
are the default and
suggested settings.
Parameter Description Options
Supervisor Password Prevents unauthorized access to the BIOS
utility.
None
or Present. The Present setting
allows you to set a Setup password. For
instructions on how to set a Setup
password, refer to “Setting a Password”
on page 41.
User Password Secures your system against unauthorized
use. Once you set this password, you have
to type it whenever you boot the system.
Disk Drive Controller Allows you to protect your system’s floppy
drive and hard disk data from being modified
(possible under DOS mode only).
Floppy Drive Protects your floppy drive data from being
modified.
Normal
, Write Protect All Sectors, Write
Protect Boot Sectors
Hard Disk Drive Protects your hard disk data from being
modified.
Normal
, Write Protect All Sectors, Write
Protect Boot Sectors
Processor Serial Number Enables or Disables the processor serial
number (only if system have PIII processor).
Enabled or
Disabled
System Security
Supervisor Password............................................... [None]
User Password .......................................................[-----]
Disk Drive Controller
Floppy Drive ........................................................[Normal]
Hard Disk Drive ................................................... [Normal]
Processor Serial Number ........................................[Disabled]