KONTRON
Appendix B: BIOS Operation
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coolMONSTER/S User’s Guide
25.4
Security Menu
Feature
Option
Description
Supervisor Password is
Clear
Set
Displays whether password is set.
User Password is
Clear
Set
Displays whether password is set.
Set Supervisor
Password (*)
Up to seven alphanumeric
characters
Pressing <Enter> displays the dialog
box for entering the user password.
In related systems, this password
gives full access to setup.
Set User Password (*)
Up to seven alphanumeric
characters
Pressing <Enter> displays the dialog
box for entering the user password.
In related systems, this password
gives restricted access to setup.
Password on boot
Disabled
Enabled
Enabled requires a password on
boot. Requires prior setting of the
supervisor password.
If supervisor password is set and this
option is disabled, BIOS assumes
user is booting.
Fixed disk boot sector
Normal
Write protected
Write protect the boot sector on the
hard disk for virus protection.
Requires a password to format or
Fdisk the hard disk.
Diskette access
User
Supervisor
Enabled requires supervisor
password to access floppy disk.
Virus check reminder
Disabled
Daily
Weekly
Monthly
Displays a message during bootup
asking (Y/N) if you checked for
viruses backed up the system.
Message returns on each boot until
you respond with „Y“.
Daily displays the message on the
first boot of the day, Weekly on the
first boot after Sunday, and Monthly
on the first boot of the month.
System backup
reminder
Disabled
Daily
Weekly
Monthly
Displays a message during bootup
asking (Y/N) if you backed up the
system. Message returns on each
boot until you respond with „Y“.
Daily displays the message on the
first boot of the day, Weekly on the
first boot after Sunday, and Monthly
on the first boot of the month.
Notes
: In the Option column, bold represents default settings.
(*) Enabling Supervisor Password requires a password for entering Setup.
-- Passwords are not case sensitive.
-- User and Supervisor passwords are related. A User password is possible only
-- if a Supervisor password exists.
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