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L i f e B o o k P S e r i e s 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 13: 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]
Can only be accessed if Supervisor Password is set. Sets, changes or
cancels the User Password. The User Password may be up to seven
characters long and must include only letters or numbers (no sym-
bols). 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
User Password is set it must be used to access the BIOS setup utility.
Minimum User
Password Length:
–—
[0]
–—
Password on Boot:
• Disabled
• First Boot
• Every Boot
[Disabled]
When set to Disabled, no password is required. When set to First
Boot, password entry required only before first boot. When Every
Boot is selected, password required whenever the system is booted.
Password On Resume:
• Disabled
• Enabled
[Disabled]
When Enabled, PS/2 keyboard and mouse inputs are locked out
upon Resume From Suspend or Save-to-Disk until entering pass-
word.
Boot from Removable
Media:
• All
• Supervisor only
[All]
When Supervisor Only is selected, only the Supervisor can boot
from removeable media. Only the user who enters the Supervisor
Password before OS boot is treated as the Supervisor.
When All is selected, boot from removeable media is not restricted.
Floppy Disk Access:
• All
• Supervisor only
[All]
When Supervisor Only is selected, only the Supervisor can access
the floppy disk. Only the user who enters the Supervisor Password
before OS boot is treated as the Supervisor.
When All is selected, floppy disk access is not restricted.
Hard Disk Security:
–—
–—
Configures hard disk security features.
Owner Information:
–—
–—
Sets Owner information.
Hard Disk Boot Sector:
• Normal
• Write Protected
[Normal]
Sets protection mode for hard disk drive.
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