Property and data protection
The following options are open to you for protecting your system and personal data
from unauthorized access:
– Preventing input with
QLOCK
– Using BIOS Setup security functions
By combining these three options, you can achieve optimum protection for your
system.
Preventing input with QLOCK
The QLOCK programs disable the mouse and the keyboard for input. Under MS-
Windows, you can use the
QLOCK.EXE
or
QLOCKWIN.EXE
program; under MS-
DOS you can use the
QLOCK.COM
program.
For information on
QLOCK.EXE
and
QLOCKWIN.EXE
, you can call the Help menu
item if you have started the program under MS-Windows.
You will find information on
QLOCK.COM
under
Info
in MS-Windows or in the
QLOCK.TXT
file on the diskette utility.
Using BIOS Setup Security functions
The Security menu in
BIOS Setup
offers you various options for protecting your
system and personal data from unauthorized access.
Preventing unauthorized BIOS Setup calls
You can activate this protection by setting a setup password in the
Security
menu.
Preventing unauthorized system access
You can activate this protection by setting a system password in the
Security
menu.
Preventing system boots from the diskette drive
You can activate this protection by selecting the value
Diskette Lock
for the
System
Load:
field in the
Security
menu.
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Deactivating BIOS Setup prompt
You can suppress the
"Press <F2> to enter Setup
" message which is
output when the system is booted
.
You can activate this protection by selecting
the value
Disabled
for the
Setup Prompt
field in the
Security
menu.
Activating virus warnings
You can have a warning output if the boot sector has been modified. To activate
this warning, select the value
Enabled
for the
Virus Warning
field in the
Security
menu.
Preventing unauthorized writing of diskettes
To activate this protection, select the value
Disabled
for the
Diskette Write
field in the
Security
menu.
Protect BIOS Setup from overwriting
To activate this protection, select the value
Disabled
for the
Flash Write
field in the
Security
menu.
You will find a detailed description of the
Security
menu in the Technical
i
manual for the system board. The sections "Setting the Setup password"
and "Setting the system password" will help you assign passwords.
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