System Security Screen

Table 2-6 lists the options and descriptions for the information fields that appear on the System Security screen.

Table 2-6. System Security Screen Options

Option

Description

 

 

System Password

Displays the current status of your system's password security feature and allows

 

you to assign and verify a new system password.

 

NOTE: See "Using the System Password" on page 30 for instructions on assigning a

 

system password and using or changing an existing system password.

 

 

Setup Password

Restricts access to the System Setup program in the same way that you restrict

 

access to your system using the system password feature.

 

NOTE: See "Using the Setup Password" on page 32 for instructions on assigning a

 

setup password and using or changing an existing setup password.

 

 

Password Status

Setting the Setup Password option to Enabled prevents the system password from

 

being changed or disabled at system start-up.

 

To lock the system password, assign a setup password in the Setup Password option

 

and then change the Password Status option to Locked. In this state, you cannot

 

change the system password using the System Password option and cannot be

 

disabled at system start-up by pressing <Ctrl><Enter>.

 

To unlock the system password, enter the setup password in the Setup Password

 

field and then change the Password Status option to Unlocked. In this state, you

 

can disable the system password at system start-up by pressing <Ctrl><Enter>

 

and then change the password using the System Password option.

 

 

Power Button

Turns system's power off and on.

 

• If you turn off the system using the power button and the system is running an

 

ACPI-compliant operating system, the system can perform an orderly shutdown

 

before power is turned off.

 

• If the system is not running an ACPI-compliant operating system, power is turned

 

off immediately after the power button is pressed.

 

The button is enabled in the System Setup program. When disabled, the button

 

can only turn on system power.

 

NOTE: You can still turn on the system by using the power button, even if the Power

 

Button option is set to Disabled.

 

 

NMI Button

NOTICE: Use the NMI button only if directed to do so by qualified support

 

personnel or by the operating system's documentation. Pressing this button

 

halts the operating system and displays a diagnostic screen.

 

Enables or disables the NMI feature.

Using the System Setup Program

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SC1435 specifications

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