PhoenixBIOS features and setup
Issue G
83
Field
Explanation
Diskette access
Choose the level of permission required to boot from or access
the floppy disk.
Select either
User
or
Supervisor
.
Virus check
reminder
Choose whether you want to remind users about virus checking.
A message is displayed each time the computer is turned on, until
the user confirms that they have scanned for viruses.
You can choose:
•
Disabled
.
•
Daily
. The message is displayed on the first boot of each day.
•
Weekly
. The message is displayed on the first boot after
Sunday.
•
Monthly
. The message is displayed on the first boot of the
month.
System backup
reminder
Choose whether you want to remind users to back up the system.
The same options are available as for
Virus check reminder
,
above.
Chassis Intrusion
Choose
Enabled
if you want physical tampering with the
computer’s chassis to be detected. A warning message is
displayed during POST, to let the user know that the system
chassis has been opened. This tamper switch is connected to the
tamper detect input on connector J14; see page
for details.
Secured Chassis
Choose
Enabled
if you want to prevent the system booting fully
after tampering has been detected. This ensures the user
investigates the intrusion before booting up.
In such circumstances, the board will not boot completely until the
user enters setup (by pressing
F2
when prompted) and sets
Reset chassis intrusion
to
Yes
.
If you’ve set a supervisor password (as recommended),
this must be entered and
Secured Chassis
set to
Disabled
before the system can be booted.
Reset chassis
intrusion
Choose
Yes
to reset the
Chassis Intrusion
circuitry the next time
you boot up the computer. You may be forced to do this if
tampering has been detected, as described for
Secured Chassis
,
above.