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M S e r i e s M i n i - N o t e b o o k B I O S
Exiting from the Security Menu
When you have finished setting the parameters on the Security Menu, you can either exit from setup utility or move to
another menu. If you wish to exit from setup utility, press the [Esc] key to go to the Exit Menu. If you wish to move to
another menu, use the cursor keys.
Table 11: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Security Menu
Menu Field
Options
Default
Description
Supervisor
Password is:
–—
Clear
A display-only field. Set is displayed when the system supervisor password is
set and Clear when it is not.
User Password is:
–—
Clear
A display-only field. Set is displayed when the general user
password is set, and Clear when it is not.
Set Supervisor
Password
–—
[Enter]
Sets, changes or cancels the Supervisor Password. The Supervisor Password
may be up to seven characters long and must include only letters or numbers
(no symbols). Passwords are NOT case-sensitive. To cancel a password press
the Enter key instead of entering characters in the Enter New Password field
and in the Re-enter New Password field. When a Supervisor Password is set
it must be used to access the BIOS setup utility.
Set User Password
–—
[Enter]
This field can only be accessed if the Supervisor Password is set. Sets,
changes or cancels the User Password. A User Password may be up to seven
characters long and must include only letters or numbers (no symbols). Pass-
words are NOT case-sensitive. To cancel a password press [Enter] key instead
of entering characters in the Enter New Password field and in the Re-enter
New Password field. When a User Password is set it must be used to access
the BIOS setup utility.
Minimum User
Password Length:
–—
[0]
Supervisor can set password length (0 to 8) for user password. User cannot
set a password shorter than the minimum length.
Password on Boot:
■
Disabled
■
First Boot
■
Every Boot
[Disabled]
When set to First Boot, a password (User or Supervisor) is required just once
after the Power On Self Test (POST) before the operating system will be read
from a disk. When set to Every Boot, a password (User or Supervisor) is
required every time after the Power On Self Test (POST) before the operat-
ing system will be read from a disk. When set to Disabled no password is
required.
On Automatic Wake
up:
■
Disabled
■
Enabled
[Disabled]
When disabled, password entry is not required when the system wakes up
automatically. When enabled, password entry is required upon wake up.
Boot from
Removable Media:
■
All
■
Supervisor only
[All]
Supervisor only allows access to boot the computer to removable media after
the Supervisor Password is entered.
Flash Write:
■
Disabled
■
Enabled
[Enabled]
When disabled, the BIOS Flash memory will be write protected.
Hard Disk Security:
–—
–—
Configures hard disk security features
Owner Information:
–—
–—
Sets Owner information.
