Using the BIOS Setup Program
Security Screen
The Security screen enables you to set
passwords for two access modes:
administrative and user.
Administrative mode allows the administrative
user to view and change all Setup program
options while user mode limits access to Setup
program options. User mode access to the
Setup program is set in administrative mode by
the Enter Password and User Privilege Level
options. Setting a user privilege level enables
system administrators to restrict who can view or
change options in the Setup program. If you set
the administrative password only, you can gain
user mode access to the Setup program by
pressing the
key at the password
prompt.
To restrict who can boot the computer, set the
user password. The computer will prompt the
user for this password before booting. If you set
the administrative password only, the computer
will boot without prompting the user for a
password. If both passwords are set, a user can
enter either the administrative or user password
to boot the computer.
The following table shows how the passwords
work together.
Password
Set
Neither
Can change all
options
Administra-
Can change all
tive only
options
User only
Both
Administrative
Mode
N/A
Can change all
options
User Mode
Can change
all options
controlled by
user
privilege
level setting
Can change
all options
A c c e s s
controlled by
user
privilege
level setting
Password
Needed to
Boot
None
None
User
Administra-
tive or user
Descriptions of the options in the Security
screen follow.
User Password
Reports if there is a user password set. There
are no options.