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Table 12: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Security Menu
Menu Field Options Default Description
Supervisor
Password is:
–— Clear A display-only field. Set is displayed when the system
supervisor password is set and Clear when it is not.
User Password is: –— Clear A display-only field. Set is displayed when the general user
password is set, and Clear when it is not.
Set Supervisor
Password
–— [Enter] Sets, changes or cancels the Supervisor Password. The
Supervisor Password may be up to seven characters long
and must include only letters or numbers (no symbols).
Passwords are NOT case-sensitive. To cancel a password
press the Enter key instead of entering characters in the
Enter New Password field and in the Re-enter New Pass-
word field. When a Supervisor Password is set it must be
used to access the BIOS setup utility.
Set User Password –— [Enter] This field can only be accessed if the Supervisor Password is
set. Sets, changes or cancels the User Password. A User
Password may be up to seven characters long and must
include only letters or numbers (no symbols). Passwords are
NOT case-sensitive. To cancel a password press [Enter] key
instead of entering characters in the Enter New Password
field and in the Re-enter New Password field. When a User
Password is set it must be used to access the BIOS setup
utility.
Minimum User Pass-
word Length:
–— [0] Supervisor can set password length (0 to 8) for user pass-
word. User cannot set a password shorter than the mini-
mum length.
Password on Boot:
■
Disabled
■
First Boot
■
Every Boot
[Disabled] When set to First Boot, a password (User or Supervisor) is
required just once after the Power On Self Test (POST)
before the operating system will be read from a disk. When
set to Every Boot, a password (User or Supervisor) is
required every time after the Power On Self Test (POST)
before the operating system will be read from a disk. When
set to Disabled no password is required.
On Automatic
Wake up:
■
Disabled
■
Enabled
[Disabled] When disabled, password entry is not required when the
system wakes up automatically. When enabled, password
entry is required upon wake up.
KB Lock on Resume:
■
Disabled
■
Enabled
[Disabled] When set to Enabled, the PS/2 mouse and keyboard inputs
are locked out upon Resume from Standby and Hibernate
mode until you enter the password. When set to Disabled
no password is required. If no Supervisor Password is set,
this feature is not available and no password is required.
Boot from
Removable Media:
■
All
■
Supervisor
only
[All] Supervisor only allows access to boot the computer to
removable media after the Supervisor Password is entered.
Boot Menu