Security

The Security screen contains parameters that help safeguard and protect your computer from unauthorized use.

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May 20, 2003

5:40:09 AM

Main

Advanced

Security

 

Boot

Exit

 

 

Set User Password

 

 

 

Set Supervisor Password

_ Lock HardDisk Drive

--------Set Supervisor password----------------

Enter old Supervisor password: . . . . . . . . . .

Enter new Supervisor Password: . . . . . . . . . ..

Verify new Supervisor Password: . . . . . . . . . .

[ ] Boot System

OK Cancel

Enter new password. Password will NOT be displayed

If password on boot is required, the password must be set otherwise it cannot be enabled. The formats of the password are as follows:

Length

10 characters

Characters

Alphanumeric keys only. The shift status i.e. Ctrl, Shift, Alt and Capital are ignored.

The table below describes the parameters in this screen. Settings in boldface are the default and suggested parameter settings.

Parameter

Description

 

 

Set User Password

Defines whether a password is required or not while the events defined

 

in this group happened. The following sub-options are all requires the

Set Supervisor Password

Supervisor password for changes and should be grayed out if the user

 

 

password was used to enter setup.

 

When you set Supervisor password already and then you reboot and

 

into BIOS setup manual by User password, the set Supervisor

 

password, Boot device and Lock Hard Drive will be disable.

 

Allows the user to specify whether or not a password is required to boot.

 

 

Lock Hard Disk Drive

Set the password to lock the hard disk drive

 

 

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