Disabling power-on diagnostic error messages

The Pause on POST errors option allows you to disable the error message and the message press <F1> t o resume, <F2> to Setup that you see when the system identifies a configuration error. If you disable this option, the system ignores configuration errors it finds during power-on diagnostics and starts as it normally would. It’s a good idea to keep this option enabled.

Disabling the system summary screen

By disabling the System summary screen at boot option, you can disable the system summary screen that you see when you start the system. If you disable this option, your system starts up faster. You can see the same screen by selecting the System summary option from the Main Menu. (See page 1-19.)

The System Security and Anti-Virus Options

When you select the Security and Anti-Virus option from the Main Menu, you see the System Security and Anti-Virus screen, which contains the options described below.

Entering or changing a password

You can define both User and Supervisor password levels for this system. If the system will be used by more than one person; you may want to set a Supervisor password for yourself and a User password for others you don’t want to have complete access to the system. For instance, you may want to restrict access to the diskette drives or the computer’s virus protection features.

Setting Up Your System

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