L i f e B o o k V S e r i e s B I O S
Table 13: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Security Menu
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Supervisor | Clear | A | ||
Password is: |
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User Password is: | Clear | A | ||
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| password is set, and Clear when it is not. |
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Set Supervisor | [Enter] | Sets, changes or cancels the Supervisor Password. The Supervisor Pass- | ||
Password |
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| word may be up to seven characters long and must include only letters or |
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| numbers (no symbols). Passwords are NOT |
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| password press the Enter key instead of entering characters in the Enter |
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| New Password field and in the |
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| Supervisor Password is set it must be used to access the BIOS setup utility. |
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Set User | [Enter] | This field can only be accessed if the Supervisor Password is set. Sets, | ||
Password |
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| changes or cancels the User Password. A User Password may be up to |
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| seven characters long and must include only letters or numbers (no sym- |
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| bols). Passwords are NOT |
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| [Enter] key instead of entering characters in the Enter New Password field |
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| and in the |
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| must be used to access the BIOS setup utility. |
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Minimum User | [0] | Supervisor can set password length (0 to 8) for user password. User cannot | ||
Password Length: |
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| set a password shorter than the minimum length. |
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Password on Boot: | ■ | Disabled | [Disabled] | When set to First Boot, a password (User or Supervisor) is required just |
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| once after the Power On Self Test (POST) before the operating system will |
| ■ | Every Boot |
| be read from a disk. When set to Every Boot, a password (User or Supervi- |
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| sor) is required every time after the Power On Self Test (POST) before the |
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| operating system will be read from a disk. When set to Disabled no pass- |
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| word is required. |
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On Automatic | ■ | Disabled | [Disabled] | When disabled, password entry is not required when the system wakes up |
Wake up: | ■ | Enabled |
| automatically. When enabled, password entry is required upon wake up. |
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Boot from | ■ | All | [All] | Supervisor only allows access to boot the computer to removable media |
Removable | ■ | Supervisor |
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Flash Write: | ■ | Disabled | [Enabled] | When disabled, the BIOS Flash memory will be write protected. |
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Hard Disk | Configures hard disk security features | |||
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Owner | Sets Owner information. | |||
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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.
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