Intel DG33TL manual Hardware Management Features, Security Passwords

Intel Desktop Board DG33TL Product Guide

Security Passwords

The BIOS includes security features that restrict whether the BIOS Setup program can be accessed and who can boot the computer. A supervisor password and a user password can be set for the BIOS Setup and for booting the computer, with the following restrictions:

•The supervisor password gives unrestricted access to view and change all Setup options. If only the supervisor password is set, pressing <Enter> at the password prompt of Setup gives the user restricted access to Setup.

•If both the supervisor and user passwords are set, you must enter either the supervisor password or the user password to access Setup. Setup options are then available for viewing and changing depending on whether the supervisor or user password was entered.

•Setting a user password restricts who can boot the computer. The password prompt is displayed before the computer is booted. If only the supervisor password is set, the computer boots without asking for a password. If both passwords are set, you can enter either password to boot the computer.

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For instructions on resetting the password, see Clearing Passwords on page 56.

Hardware Management Features

The hardware management features of Desktop Board DG33TL enable the board to be compatible with the Wired for Management (WfM) specification. The board has several hardware management features including the following:

•Fan speed monitoring and control

•Thermal and voltage monitoring

•Chassis intrusion detection

Hardware Monitoring and Fan Speed Control

The features of the hardware monitoring and fan speed control include:

•Monitoring of power supply voltages to detect levels above and below acceptable values

•Intel Quiet System Technology fan speed control, delivering acoustically-optimized thermal management

NOTE

Memory must be installed in the Channel A, DIMM 0 socket to enable Intel Quiet System Technology.

•Fan speed controllers and sensors integrated into the ICH9R

•Thermal sensors in the processor, MCH, and ICH9R, plus an onboard remote sensor

•Thermally monitored closed-loop fan control, for all onboard fans, that can adjust fan speed or switch the fans off as needed

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