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Using the Setup Program
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Security Menu
To access this menu, select Security from the menu bar at the top of the screen.
Maintenance Main Advanced
Security
Power Boot Exit
Table 23 shows the options for setting passwords and security features.
Table 23. Security Menu
If no password entered previously:
Feature Options Description
Supervisor Password Is No options Reports if there is a supervisor password set.
User Password Is No options Reports if there is a user password set.
Set Supervisor Password Password can be up to seven
alphanumeric characters.
Specifies the supervisor password.
Set User Password Password can be up to seven
alphanumeric characters.
Specifies the user password.
Clear User Password
(Note 1)
• Yes (default)
• No
Clears the user password.
User Access Level
(Note 2)
• Limited
• No Access
• View Only
• Full (default)
Sets BIOS Setup Utility access rights for user
level.
Unattended Start
(Notes 1, 3, and 4)
• Enabled
• Disabled (default)
Enabled allows system to complete the boot
process without a password. The keyboard
remains locked until a password is entered.
A password is required to boot from a diskette.
Notes:
1. This feature appears only if a user password has been set.
2. This feature appears only if both a user password and a supervisor password have been set.
3. If both Legacy USB Support (in the Peripheral Configuration submenu) and Unattended Start (in the Security menu)
are enabled, USB aware operating systems can unlock a PS/2 style keyboard and mouse without requiring the user to
enter a password.
4. When Unattended Start is enabled, a USB aware operating system may override user password protection if used in
conjunction with a USB keyboard and mouse without requiring the user to enter a password.