
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
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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 | 
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 | Boot, password entry is required only before first boot. When | 
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 | • 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  | 
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 | enabled, the BIOS Flash memory is not  | 
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| Hard Disk Security: | Configures hard disk security features. | ||
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