Intel® Server Board SE7505VB2
BIOS
10.1.7 Security
Menu
To access this menu, select Security on the menu bar at the top of the screen.
Main
Advanced
Security
Power
Boot
System
Exit
Table 62 lists the options available on the Security menu. Enabling the Supervisor Password
field requires a password for entering Setup. The passwords are not case-sensitive.
Table 62. Security Menu
If no password entered previously:
Feature Choices
Description
Set Supervisor
Password
<Enter>
The supervisor password controls access to the BIOS Setup utility. When
the <Enter> key is pressed, you are prompted for a password; press the
ESC key to abort.
This password can be set only if a supervisor password is entered.
When the user has entered his or her name but the supervisor is not
logged in, only the following information is accessible:
Set User
Password
<Enter>
The user password controls access to the system at boot. When the
<Enter> key is pressed, you are prompted for a password; press the ESC
key to abort.
The supervisor password must be set if a user password is to
be used.
NOTE:
Entering Setup with a supervisor password provides full access to
all BIOS Setup utility menus.
Password on boot
Requires password entry before boot. System will remain in secure mode
until password is entered. If a user or supervisor password is not entered,
the operating system cannot be accessed.
Diskette access
Supervisor
limits access to the diskette drive to the supervisor, who must
enter a password.
User
allows access to the diskette drive by entering either the supervisor
or the user password.
Whatever setting is chosen, it becomes functional only if both a supervisor
password and a user password have been set (if the User setting is
chosen).
•
Supervisor password is set to
Enabled.
•
User password is set to
Enabled.
•
Set user password [press enter] to enter a user password.
•
Password on boot is set to
Enabled/Disabled
(whichever is in effect).
This option is not allowed to change.
•
Disabled
(default)
•
Enabled
•
User (default)
Controls who can access diskette drives.
Revision 1.2
Intel part number C32194-002
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