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Figure 12. Security Menu
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 12: 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 pass-
word is set, and Clear when it is not.
Set Supervisor
Password
–—
[Enter]
Sets, changes or cancels the Supervisor Password. The Supervi-
sor 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 User Password. User 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 pass-
word press the
Enter
key instead of entering characters in the
Enter New Password and Re-enter New Password fields. When a
User Password is set it must be used to access the BIOS 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.
KB Lock on Resume:
• Disabled
• Enabled
[Disabled]
When Enabled, PS/2 keyboard or mouse inputs are locked out at
Resume From Suspend or Save-to-Disk until entering password.
Boot from
Removable Media:
• All
• Supervisor
only
[All]
When Supervisor Only is selected, only the Supervisor can boot
from removable media. Only the user who enters the Supervisor
Password before OS boot is treated as the Supervisor. When All
is selected, boot from removable media is not restricted.
Hard Disk Security:
–—
–—
Configures hard disk security features.
Owner Information:
–—
–—
Sets Owner information.
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