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System Security

The System Security menu allows you to safeguard and protect the system from unauthorized use by setting up access passwords.

The screen below appears when you select System Security from the main menu:

Parameter

Description

Option

 

 

 

Administrator

Prevents unauthorized access to the

Password

BIOS Setup utility. The Present setting

 

allows you to set an Administrator

 

password.

None

Present

User Password

Secures your system against

 

unauthorized use. User password is

 

available only when a Administrator

 

password is set. The Present settings

 

allows you to set a User password.

None

Present

Password on

Select Enabled to activate security

Disabled

Boot

check during POST.

Enabled

 

 

 

Disk Drive

The disk drive control feature enables

 

Controller

or disables the read/write functions of

 

 

the disk drives. This parameter can

 

 

also control the diskette drive boot

 

 

function to prevent loading

 

 

operating systems or other programs

 

 

from a certain drive while the other

 

 

drives remain operational.

 

 

 

 

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