Security menu - Setting up the security features
Settings in BIOS Setup
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Virus Warning
This field checks the boot sectors of the hard disk drive to see if any changes have
been made since the previous system startup. If they have been changed and the
reason for this is unknown, a program for finding computer viruses should be
loaded.
Enabled
If the boot sector has been changed since the previous system
startup (e.g. new operating system or virus attack), a warning is
displayed. The warning stays on the screen until you acknowledge
the changes with Confirm or deactivate the function (Disabled).
Confirm
This entry confirms a required change in a boot sector (e.g. new
operating system).
Disabled
The boot sectors are not checked (default entry).
Diskette Write
This field is used to enable and disable floppy disk write-protection.
Enabled
Floppy disks can be read, written or deleted, the write protection in
BIOS setup
must be disabled (switch 8
off
, default entry).
Disabled
The diskettes can only be read.
Flash Write
This field can assign write protection to the System BIOS.
Enabled
The System BIOS can be written or deleted. BIOS update from
floppy disk is possible (default entry).
Disabled
The System BIOS can neither be written to nor deleted. BIOS
update from floppy disk is not possible