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To provide maximum security for your system, operate the system with System Pass- word Enabled, Setup Password Enabled, and Password Status Locked. Then, if you want to let selected individuals use your system, give them the system password but not the setup password. In this way, even those who know the system password can- not disable it at system start-up and will not be able to unlock it in the System Setup program to change or disable it.

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In situations where the network administrator does not want to use a system pass- word, Password Status can be used to guard against a user assigning a password. With Password Status Locked and Setup Password Enabled, a user who does not know the setup password cannot enter the System Setup program to unlock the sys- tem password and assign one.

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Boot Sequence can be set to Diskette First (the default), Hard Disk Only, CD-ROM First, or Device List.

The term boot refers to the system’s start-up procedure. When turned on, the system “bootstraps” itself into an operational state by loading into memory a small program, which in turn loads the necessary operating system. Boot Sequence tells the system where to look for the files that it needs to load.

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Selecting Diskette First causes the system to try booting from drive A first. If the system finds a diskette that is not bootable in the drive or finds a problem with the drive itself, it displays an error message. If it does not find a diskette in the drive, the system tries to boot from the hard-disk drive (drive 0), then from the CD-ROM, and finally from the Plug and Play network adapters in the order found.

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Selecting Hard Disk Only causes the system to attempt to boot first from the hard- disk drive and then from the Plug and Play network adapters in the order found. The system will not attempt to boot from drive A or the CD-ROM drive.

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Selecting CD-ROM First causes the system to try booting from the CD-ROM drive first. If the system finds a CD that is not bootable in the drive or finds a problem with the drive itself, it displays an error message. If it does not find a CD in the drive, the system tries to boot from drive A, then from drive C, and finally from the Plug and Play network adapters in the order found.

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Device List provides access to the Device List screen (see Figure 3-2), where you can choose from a list of available boot devices and specify the order in which your

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