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16.5 BIOS Setup
SIMATIC Rack PC 847B
Operating Instructions, 06/2008, A5E02203168-01
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16.5.6
Security menu
You can only edit the fields enclosed in square brackets. Two passwords can be assigned to
protect your PC from unauthorized use. The Supervisor password can be used to restrict
access to the hard disks.
Figure 16-19 Security menu
Disabled
The password is disabled.
Enabled
Certain Setup fields are configurable by the user,
including the user password.
User password is
The field resets automatically from [Disabled] to [Enabled] when the
password is entered.
Set User Password
This field opens the password input dialog. Logged on users can
change the password, or clear and deactivate it by pressing "Return."
Set Supervisor Password
This field opens the password input dialog. Authorized logged on users
can change the supervisor password, or delete and deactivate it by
pressing "Return."
[Disabled]
No password prompt for booting.
Password on boot
[Enabled]
Supervisor or user password must be entered for
system boot.
[Normal]
All types of hard-disk access are permitted.
Fixed disk boot sector
[Write protect]
the user cannot install an operating system. This
is a way of protecting against boot viruses.