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:

 

System Security

 

 

Supervisor Password

[None]

User Password

[-----]

Disk Drive Controller

 

Floppy Drive

[Normal]

Hard Disk Drive

[Normal]

Processor Serial Number

[Disabled]

 

 

The following table describes the parameters found in this menu. Settings in boldface are the default and suggested settings.

Parameter

Description

Options

 

 

 

Supervisor Password

Prevents unauthorized access to the BIOS

None or Present. The Present setting

 

utility.

allows you to set a Setup password. For

 

 

instructions on how to set a Setup

 

 

password, refer to “Setting a Password”

 

 

on page 41.

 

 

 

User Password

Secures your system against unauthorized

 

 

use. Once you set this password, you have

 

 

to type it whenever you boot the system.

 

 

 

 

Disk Drive Controller

Allows you to protect your system’s floppy

 

 

drive and hard disk data from being modified

 

 

(possible under DOS mode only).

 

 

 

 

Floppy Drive

Protects your floppy drive data from being

Normal, Write Protect All Sectors, Write

 

modified.

Protect Boot Sectors

 

 

 

Hard Disk Drive

Protects your hard disk data from being

Normal, Write Protect All Sectors, Write

 

modified.

Protect Boot Sectors

 

 

 

Processor Serial Number

Enables or Disables the processor serial

Enabled or Disabled

 

number (only if system have PIII processor).

 

 

 

 

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