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L i f e B o o k P S e r i e s N o t e b o o k B I O S
Exiting from the Security Menu
When you have finished setting the parameters on the Security Menu, you can either exit from setup utility or move to
another menu. If you wish to exit from setup utility, press the [
Esc
] key to go to the Exit Menu. If you wish to move to
another menu, use the cursor keys.
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 pass-
word 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]
Sets, changes or cancels the Supervisor Password. The Supervisor
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 Supervisor Password is set it must be used to access the BIOS
setup utility.
Set User Password
–—
[Enter]
Can only be accessed if 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]
–—
Password on Boot:
• Disabled
• First Boot
• Every Boot
[Disabled]
When set to Disabled, no password is required. When set to First Boot,
password entry required only before first boot. When Every Boot is
selected, password required whenever the system is booted.
Password On Resume:
• Disabled
• Enabled
[Disabled]
When Enabled, PS/2 keyboard and mouse inputs are locked out upon
Resume From Suspend or Save-to-Disk until entering password.
Boot from Removable
Media:
• All
• Supervisor only
[All]
When Supervisor Only is selected, only the Supervisor can boot from
removable media. Only the user who enters the Supervisor Password
before OS boot is treated as the Supervisor. When All is selected, boot
from removable media is not restricted.
Floppy Disk Access:
• All
• Supervisor only
[All]
When Supervisor Only is selected, only the Supervisor can access the
floppy disk. Only the user who enters the Supervisor Password before
OS boot is treated as the Supervisor. When All is selected, floppy disk
access is not restricted.
Hard Disk Security:
–—
–—
Configures hard disk security features.
Owner Information:
–—
–—
Sets Owner information.
Hard Disk
Boot Sector:
• Normal
• Write Protected
[Normal]
Sets protection mode for hard disk drive.
