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Configuring and Expanding Your Computer
Using the BIOS Setup Utility
Reference Guide 81
Security Menu
Setting Description Default
User Password is Shows if a user password is set. Clear
Administrator Password
is
Shows if an administrator password is set. Clear
Set User Password Press ENTER to set, change, or clear the user password.
The password can have no more than 8 characters (0-9,
A-Z), and cannot include special or accented characters.
Enter
Set Administrator
Password
Press ENTER to set, change, or clear the administrator
password, which protects BIOS Setup settings. The
password can have no more than 8 characters (0-9, A-Z),
and cannot include special or accented characters.
Enter
Boot Sets whether a user password is required when the
computer boots. Requires the administrator password for
changes.
Enabled
Resume* Sets whether a user password is required when resuming
from Standby or Hibernate mode. Requires the administrator
password for changes. (Windows ME, 95 or 98 only.)
Enabled
Undock* Sets whether a user password is required when undocking
the computer. Requires the administrator password for
changes. (Windows ME, 95 or 98 only.)
Disabled
Internal hard disk drive
lock*
Encodes the current user password (or administrator
password if that is the only password set) on the hard disk
drive.
Disabled
Removable Device Boot Sets whether the computer will attempt to boot from a floppy
drive or other removable device.
Enabled
* Resume, Undock, and Internal hard disk drive lock options are available only if the Boot option is enabled.