Table 6. Security menu items (continued)
Menu item
Submenu item Selection Comments
is displayed when the
computer is turned on,
from either a power-off
state or hibernation state.
If you select Disabled,
no password prompt is
displayed; the computer
goes ahead and loads
the operating system.
To prevent unauthorized
access, set the user
authentication on the
operating system.
Password at restart • Disabled
• Enabled
If you select and enable
Password at restart,
a password prompt is
displayed when you restart
the computer. If you select
Disabled, no password
prompt is displayed; the
computer goes ahead and
loads the operating system.
To prevent unauthorized
access, set the user
authentication on the
operating system.
Set Minimum Length
• Disabled
• x characters (4≤x≤12)
Specify a minimum length
for power-on passwords
and hard disk passwords.
If you set the supervisor
password and specify
a minimum length for
passwords, no one but you
can change the length.
Power-On Password
• Disabled
• Enabled
See “Power-on password”
on page 46
.
Hard Disk x Password • Disabled
• Enabled
Refer to “Hard disk
passwords” on page
46
.
Notes:
• Hard Disk 1 means the
hard disk drive built into
your computer.
• Hard Disk 2 is displayed
on the Password
submenu only if a
secondary hard disk
drive is installed in
the Serial Ultrabay
Enhanced bay.
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