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Table 3. Security menu items (continued)
Menu item Submenu item Value Comments
Password at
Unattended boot • Disabled
• Enabled
If you select and enable Password at
unattended boot , a password prompt is
displayed when the computer is turned on, from
either a power-off state or hibernation state, by
an unattended event such as a Wake on LAN
attempt. If you select
Disabled , no password
prompt is displayed; the computer goes ahead
and loads the operating system. To prevent
unauthorized access, set the user authentication
on the operating system.
Password at Restart • Disabled
• Enabled
If you select and enable Password at restart ,
a password prompt is displayed when you
restart the computer. If you select
Disabled , no
password prompt is displayed; the computer
goes ahead and loads the operating system.
To prevent unauthorized access, set the user
authentication on the operating system.
Password at Boot
Device List • Disabled
• Enabled
If the Security password is set, this option is
used to specify whether the Security password
must be entered to display the F12 boot device
list. Select Enabled to prompt for the Security
password. Select Disabled to proceed without
any user action required.
Password Count
Exceeded Error • Disabled
• Enabled
Select Enabled to show the POST 0199 error
and prompt for the Security password. Select
Disabled to hide the POST 0199 error and
proceed without any user action required.
Set Minimum Length • Disabled
• x characters
(4≤x≤12)
Specify a minimum length for power-on
passwords and hard disk passwords. If you
set the supervisor password and specify a
minimum length for passwords, no one but you
can change the length.
Power-On Password
• Disabled
• Enabled
For more information, see “Power-on password”
on page 59.
Hard Disk 1
Password • Disabled
• Enabled
Hard Disk Password prevents unauthorized
users from accessing the data on the storage
drive. In addition to the user password, an
optional Master password can be used to give
access to an administrator.
To have a beep sound when the system is
waiting for this password, enable the Password
Beep feature in the Alarm submenu.
For more information, see “Hard disk
passwords” on page 61.
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