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L i f e B o o k S S e r i e s N o t e b o o k B I O S
Table 12: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Security Menu
Menu Field | Options | Default | Description |
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Supervisor | Clear | A | |
Password is: |
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| set and Clear when it is not. |
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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 Password | |
Password |
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| may be up to seven characters and must include only letters or numbers (no |
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| symbols). Passwords are NOT |
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| [Enter] instead of entering characters in the Enter New Password field and Re- |
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| enter New Password fields. When a Supervisor Password is set it must be used |
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| to access the BIOS setup utility. |
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Set User Password | [Enter] | This field can only be accessed if Supervisor Password is set. This field sets, | |
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| changes, or cancels User Password. User Password may be up to seven char- |
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| acters and must include only letters or numbers (no symbols). Passwords are |
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| NOT |
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| entering characters in the Enter New Password field and in the |
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| Password field. When a User Password is set it must be used to access the |
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| BIOS setup utility. |
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Minimum User | [0] | Sets the minimum length for the user password. Requires a supervisor pass- | |
Password Length: |
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| word in order to be set. |
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Password on Boot: | • Disabled | [Disabled] | When set to Disabled, no password is required. When set to First Boot, a pass- |
| • First Boot |
| word (User or Supervisor) is required after the Power On Self Test (POST) |
| • Every Boot |
| before the operating system will be read from a disk. If Every Boot is set, a |
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| password (User or Supervisor) is required after the Power On Self Test (POST) | |
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| every time the system is booted (before the operating system is read from the |
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| disk). |
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On Automatic | • Disabled | [Disabled] | When set to Disabled, it is not necessary to enter a password to wake up from |
| • Enabled |
| LAN or Real Time Clock (RTC). When Enabled, it is still necessary to enter a |
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| password after automatic |
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KB Lock on | • Disabled | [Disabled] | When set to Enabled, the PS/2 mouse and keyboard inputs are locked out |
Resume: | • Enabled |
| upon Resume from Suspend or Save to Disk mode until you enter the pass- |
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| word. When set to Disabled no password is required. If no Supervisor Pass- |
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| word is set, this feature is not available and no password is required. |
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Boot from | • All | [All] | If Supervisor Only is selected, only the supervisor can boot from removable |
Removable | • Supervisor |
| media. If All is selected, anyone can boot from removable media. |
Media: | only |
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Flash Write: | • Disabled | [Enabled] | When disabled, the BIOS Flash memory is write protected; when enabled, it is |
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| not. |
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Hard Disk | Configures hard disk security features. | ||
Security: |
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Owner | Sets Owner information. | ||
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