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Password considerations
A password can be any combination of up to 12 (1 to 12) alphabetic and numeric
characters (a-z and 0-9). For security reasons, it is recommended to use a strong
password that cannot be easily compromised. A strong password should adhere to
the following rules:
v Have at least eight characters in length and contain at least one alphabetic
character and one numeric character
v Setup Utility program and hard disk drive passwords are not case sensitive
v Not be your name or your user name
v Not be a common word or a common name
v Be significantly different from your previous password
User Password
When a User Password is set, the computer cannot be used until a valid password
is typed in.
Administrator Password
When an Administrator Password is set, it deters unauthorized people from
changing configuration settings. If you are responsible for maintaining the settings
of several computers, you might want to set an Administrator Password.
After you set an Administrator Password, a password prompt is displayed each
time you try to access the Setup Utility program.
If both the user and administrator passwords are set, you can type either
password. However, to change any configuration settings, you must use your
administrator password.
Setting, changing, and deleting a password
To set, change, or delete a password, do the following:
Note: A password can be any combination of up to 12 (1 to 12) alphabetic and
numeric characters. For more information, see “Password considerations.”
1. Start the Setup Utility program (see Chapter 4, “Using the Setup Utility,” on
page 59).
2. From the Setup Utility program menu, select Security.
3. Based on your need, select Set User Passwords or Set Administrator
Passwords.
4. Read the information displayed on the right side of the screen.
Enabling or disabling a device
You can enable or disable user access to a device.
SATA 1 When this feature is set to Disable, all devices connected to the
SATA controller (such as hard disk drives or the CD-ROM drive)
are disabled and will not be displayed in the system
configuration.
OnBoard Floppy
Controller
When this feature is set to Disable, the diskette drive cannot be
accessed.
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