L i f e B o o k B S e r i e s N o t e b o o k B I O S
Table 12: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Security Menu
Menu Field | Options | Default | Description |
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Supervisor | Clear | A | |
Password is: |
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| password is set and Clear when it is not. |
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User Password is: | Clear | A | |
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| word is set, and Clear when it is not. |
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Set Supervisor | [Enter] | Sets, changes or cancels Supervisor Password. Supervisor Pass- | |
Password |
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| word may be up to seven characters long and must include only |
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| letters or numbers (no symbols). Passwords are NOT case- |
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| sensitive. To cancel a password press [Enter] instead of entering |
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| characters in the Enter New Password field and in the |
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| New Password field. When a Supervisor Password is set it must be |
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| used to access BIOS setup utility. |
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Set User Password | [Enter] | This field can only be accessed if the Supervisor Password is set. | |
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| Sets, changes or cancels the User Password. A User Password |
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| may be up to seven characters long and must include only letters |
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| or numbers (no symbols). Passwords are NOT |
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| cancel a password press the Enter key instead of entering charac- |
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| ters in the Enter New Password field and in the |
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| Password field. When a User Password is set it must be used to |
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| access the setup utility. |
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Minimum User | [0] | ||
Password Length: |
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Password on Boot: | • Disabled | [Disabled] | When set to Disabled, no password is required. When set to First |
| • First Boot |
| Boot, password entry is required only before first boot. When |
| • Every Boot |
| Every Boot is selected, password is required every time the system |
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| is booted. |
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On Automatic | • Disabled | [Disabled] | When Disabled, a password is not required on LAN or RTC |
Wake up: | • Enabled |
| automatic wake up. When Enabled, password is required on |
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| automatic wake up. |
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KB Lock on | • Disabled | [Disabled] | When Enabled, PS/2 keyboard or mouse inputs are locked out at |
Resume: | • Enabled |
| Resume From Suspend or |
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Boot from | • All | [All] | When Supervisor Only is selected, only the Supervisor can boot |
Removable Media: | • Supervisor |
| from removable media. Only the user who enters the Supervisor |
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| Password before OS boot is treated as the Supervisor. When All is |
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| selected, booting from removable media is not restricted. |
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Flash Write: | • Disabled | [Enabled] | When disabled, the BIOS Flash memory is |
| • Enabled |
| enabled, the BIOS Flash memory is not |
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Hard Disk Security: | Configures hard disk security features. | ||
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