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System Security Descriptions
Secure IDE Devices and
Diskette Drives
IDE Controller
Diskette Drive Access
This option lets you enable or disable access to your IDE
hard disk drives and diskette drives.
All IDE devices (such as hard disk and CD-ROM drives)
attached to the IDE controller can be disabled using the
IDE Controller field.
Diskette drives attached to the system board or riser card
can be disabled using the Diskette Drive Access field.
If Diskette Write Protect is enabled, diskette drives
attached to the system board or riser card will operate in a
read-only mode.
Remote Administration Select Enabled for this option if you want to allow remote
administration, such as the POST/BIOS Update Utility
program, to be run from a remote system without
requiring the entry of your administrator password. If the
power-on Password Prompt option is set to On, the
prompt option will be reset to Dual when Remote
Administration is set to Enabled.
Power-On Password This options lets you set, change, or delete a power-on
password. You can also set Password Prompt to On, Off,
or Dual.
For additional information about the power-on password,
see “Understanding the Power-On Password” on page 50.
Administrator Password This options lets you set, change, or delete an administrator
password. You can also set Power-on password
changeable by user
to No or Yes.
For additional information about the administrator
password, see “Understanding the Administrator
Password” on page 54.
Note: See important information about the administrator
password in “Understanding the Administrator
Password” on page 54.
Adapter ROM Security If this option is set to Yes, the keyboard will be locked
during adapter ROM initialization. This can be used in
conjunction with an administrator password to prevent the
use of adapter ROM-based utility programs.
AssetCare Enabling this option allows the wireless radio-frequency
communication feature in your computer to be active. For
the latest information about AssetCare, see the Web site at:
http://www.pc.ibm.com/us/asset.
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