Using the virus protection features
The Diskette access option allows you to restrict access to your diskette drives based on the password levels you have defined. This prevents unauthorized users from accessing the drives and possibly introducing a virus to your system. You can restrict diskette access only if passwords are enabled and you have enabled the Password on boot option.
If you select Supervisor for this option (the default setting), you can access the diskette drives only if you enter the Supervisor password when you start your system. Users who start the system with a User password, however, will see an error message when they try to access the diskette drive. If you select User for the Diskette access option, you can access the diskette drives whether you enter the Supervisor or User password when you start the system.
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To use passwords for diskette drive access, you must enable the Password on boot option. If you select a password level for Diskette access, but leave the Password on boot option disabled, you see an error message whenever you try to access your diskette drive.
You can also protect your system by selecting Write protect for the Fixed disk boot sector option. When this option is enabled, the system displays an error message when a program tries to write to the boot sector of your hard disk drive. To use a program designed to write to the boot sector (such as the Format command), you must select Normal (the default setting) for the Fixed disk boot sector option.
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