FIC service manual Outline of the A360, Using the Security Menu

Outline of the A360

1.6.3 Using the Security Menu

The Security menu allows you to set the system password as well as disk-protection security.

					PhoenixBIOS Setup			Utility
		Main			Advanced		Security		Boot		Exit
										Item Specific Help
		Set Supervisor Password					[Enter]		Supervisor Password
		Set User Password					[Enter]		controls access to the
		Password on boot:					[Disabled]		setup utility.
		Fixed disk boot sector:					[Normal]
		Diskette access:					[Supervisor]
F1	Help		K‚	Select Item		-/+	Change Values			F9	Setup Defaults
Esc	Exit		st Select Menu			Enter Select Sub-Menu				F10	Save and Exit
					Figure 1-17	BIOS Setup Security Menu
Set Supervisor Password Press Enter								Supervisor Password controls access to
								the setup utility.
Set User Password					Press Enter			User Password controls access to the
								system.
Password on boot					[Disabled] / [Enabled]			Enabled password entry on boot
Fixed disk boot sector					[Normal] / [Write			Write protects boot sector on hard disk,
					protect]			to protect against viruses.
Diskette access					[User] / [Supervisor]			Control access to diskette drives.

„Set Supervisor Password – Specifies if the system prompts you to enter a password when entering Setup.

„Set User Password – Specifies if the system prompts you to enter a password when accessing the system. The Set User Password function will be enabled once a Supervisor password is set. Enter a new password with up to eight alphanumeric characters, and then enter this same new password again for confirmation.

„Password on boot – Enables password check when booting.

„Fixed disk boot sector – [Write Protect] enables write protect boot sector on hard disk to prevent against viruses. [Normal] disables this write protect function.

„Diskette access – Controls access to diskette drive.

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