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Table 13: 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] [Enter] Sets, changes or cancels Supervisor Password. The Supervisor Password
may be up to seven characters long and 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 Pass-
word field and in the Re-enter New Password field. When a Supervisor
Password is set it must be used to access the BIOS setup utility.
Set User Password [Enter] [Enter] This field can only be accessed if the Supervisor Password is set. Sets,
changes or cancels the User Password. The 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
the 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
Password Length:
[0] [0] Sets the minimum length for User Password.
Password on Boot:
■
Disabled
■
First Boot
■
Every Boot
[Disabled] When Enabled, a password (User or Supervisor) is required 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. If no Supervisor
Password is set this feature is not available and no password is required.
On Automatic
Wake up:
■
Disabled
■
Enabled
[Disabled] This field is active only when Password On Boot is set to First Boot or
Every Boot. When disabled, password entry is not required on automatic
wake up on LAN or Real Time Clock. When enabled, the password is still
required on automatic wake up.
KB Lock on
Resume:
■
Disabled
■
Enabled
[Disabled] When set to Enabled, the PS/2 keyboard and mouse inputs are locked
out upon Suspend from Resume or Save-to-Disk mode until the pass-
word is entered. When both passwords are set, the User password is
always used to lock. Password entry before OS boot is disabled upon
unattended boot.
Boot from
Removable Media:
■
All
■
Supervisor only
[All] Enable password allows supervisor access only.
Flash Write:
■
Disabled
■
Enabled
[Enabled] When disabled, the BIOS Flash memory is write protected.
Hard Disk Security: –— –— When selected, opens the Hard Disk Security submenu, which allows you
to configure hard disk security features.
Owner
Information:
–— –— When selected, opens the Owner Information submenu, which allows
you to set Owner information.
Security Menu