L i f e B o o k P S e r i e s B I O S
Table 13: 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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| password is 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 Password | [Enter] | Sets, changes or cancels the Supervisor Password. The Supervisor | |
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| Password may be up to seven characters long and must include |
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| only letters or numbers (no symbols). Passwords are NOT |
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| case- sensitive. To cancel a password press the Enter key instead of |
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| entering characters in the Enter New Password field and in the |
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| it must be used to access the BIOS setup utility. |
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Set User Password | [Enter] | Can only be accessed if Supervisor Password is set. Sets, changes or | |
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| cancels the User Password. The User Password may be up to seven |
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| characters long and must include only letters or numbers (no sym- |
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| bols). Passwords are NOT |
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| press the Enter key instead of entering characters in the Enter New |
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| Password field and in the |
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| User Password is set it must be used to access the BIOS setup utility. |
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Minimum User | [0] | ||
Password Length: |
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Password on Boot: | • Disabled | [Disabled] | When set to Disabled, no password is required. When set to First |
| • First Boot |
| Boot, password entry required only before first boot. When Every |
| • Every Boot |
| Boot is selected, password required whenever the system is booted. |
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Password On Resume: | • Disabled | [Disabled] | When Enabled, PS/2 keyboard and mouse inputs are locked out |
| • Enabled |
| upon Resume From Suspend or |
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Boot from Removable | • All | [All] | When Supervisor Only is selected, only the Supervisor can boot |
Media: | • Supervisor only |
| from removeable media. Only the user who enters the Supervisor |
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| Password before OS boot is treated as the Supervisor. |
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| When All is selected, boot from removeable media is not restricted. |
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Floppy Disk Access: | • All | [All] | When Supervisor Only is selected, only the Supervisor can access |
| • Supervisor only |
| the floppy disk. Only the user who enters the Supervisor Password |
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| before OS boot is treated as the Supervisor. |
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| When All is selected, floppy disk access is not restricted. |
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Hard Disk Security: | Configures hard disk security features. | ||
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Owner Information: | Sets Owner information. | ||
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Hard Disk Boot Sector: | • Normal | [Normal] | Sets protection mode for hard disk drive. |
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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
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utility, press the [Esc] key to go to the Exit Menu. If you wish to move to another menu, use the cursor keys.