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4 BIOS Setup utility

System Security

The Setup program has a number of security features to prevent unauthorized access to the system and its data.

The following screen appears if you select System Security from the main menu:

Parameter

Description

Option

 

 

 

Supervisor

Prevents unauthorized access to

None

Password

the BIOS utility. The Present

Present

 

setting allows you to set a

 

 

Supervisor password.

 

 

 

 

User Password

Secures your system against

None

 

unauthorized use. Once you set

Present

 

this password, you have to type it

 

 

whenever you boot the system.

 

 

User password is available only

 

 

when a Supervisor password is set.

 

 

The Present settings allows you to

 

 

set a User password.

 

 

 

 

Password on

User is required to enter User

Disabled

Boot

password during boot up.

Enabled

 

 

 

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