HP XA manual Security

4 HP BIOS

HP/Phoenix BIOS Summary

Security

Sub-menus are presented for changing the characteristic and values of the System Administrator Password, User Password, Hardware Protection and Boot Device Security, the amount of protection against the system’s drives and network connections, and the amount of protection against being able to boot from the system’s drives and network connections. The Security Menu contains the following sub-menus:

•User Password. This password can only be set when an administrator password has been set. The User Password prevents unauthorized use of the computer, protects stored data.

•Administrator Password. This password prevents unauthorized access to the computer’s configuration. It can also be used to start the computer.

•Hardware Protection. The following devices can have their accesses unlocked/locked: Integrated Flexible Disk Controller, Integrated ICD Controller, Integrated Data Communications Ports and Integrated Interfaces.

•Boot Device Security. Select which devices are to be used for booting up the system. The option Disabled prevents unauthorized use of a device to start the computer.

Boot Menu

Select the order of the devices from which the BIOS attempts to boot the operating system. During POST, if the BIOS is unsuccessful at booting from one device, it will then try the next one on the Boot Device Priority list until an operating system is found.

The QuickBoot Mode option allows the system to skip certain tests while booting. This decreases the time needed to boot the system.

Power Menu

This menu allows you to set the standby delay. It also allows the system administrator to decide whether the mouse is enabled as a means of reactivating the system from Standby. It is also possible to specify whether the space-bar is enabled as a means of reactivating the system from Off.

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