L i f e B o o k E S e r i e s B I O S

Hard Disk Security Submenu of the Security Menu

The Hard Disk Security submenu is for configuring hard disk security features.

 

 

 

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

 

 

 

Main

Advanced

Security

Power Savings

Exit

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hard Disk Security

Item Specific Help

 

 

 

 

 

 

Serial ATA Port 0 Password Is: Clear

 

 

 

Primary Master Password Is:

Not Available

 

 

 

*Set Serial ATA Port 0 Password

[Enter]

 

 

 

Set Primary Master Password:

[Enter]

 

 

 

Password Entry on Boot:

[Enabled]

 

 

 

*Hard Disk Password can not be set nor changed

 

 

 

if the system is rebooted from OS. Choose "Save

 

 

 

Changes and Power Off" in Exit Menu to shutdown

 

 

 

the system, then Hard Disk Password can be set

 

 

 

or changed on next boot.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F1 Help

Select

Item

ESC Exit

Select

Menu

-/Space

Change

Values

Enter

Select

Sub-Menu

F9 Setup Defaults

F10 Save and Exit

Figure 14. Hard Disk Security Submenu

Table 14: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Hard Disk Security Submenu of the Security Menu

Menu Field

Options

Default

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Serial ATA Port 0

___

Clear

Display-only. Default is Clear. When the Primary Master Password has been set, the

Password Is:

 

 

 

field changes to Set. When this password is set, the primary hard disk drive cannot

 

 

 

 

be used in another system unless the password is entered.

 

 

 

 

Primary Master

___

Not

Display-only. Default is Not Available. When Secondary Master Password has been

Password Is:

 

 

Available

set, the field changes to Set. When this password is set, the secondary (modular)

 

 

 

 

hard disk drive cannot be used in another system unless the password is entered.

 

 

 

 

Set Serial ATA Port

___

[Enter]

Sets, changes or cancels the Serial ATA Port 0 Password. The Serial ATA Port 0 Pass-

0 Password:

 

 

 

word may be up to seven characters long and must include only letters or numbers

 

 

 

 

(no symbols). Passwords are NOT case-sensitive. When a Serial ATA Port 0 Pass-

 

 

 

 

word is set, it must be used to access the hard drive if it is used in another system.

 

 

 

 

Note that the password will not take effect until the system has been rebooted.

 

 

 

 

Note that the hard disk password cannot be set or changed if the system is rebooted

 

 

 

 

from the OS. Choose “Save Changes and Power Off” in the Exit menu to shut

 

 

 

 

down the system, then the password can be set or changed on the next boot.

 

 

 

 

Set Primary

___

[Enter]

Sets, changes or cancels the Primary Master Password. The Primary Master Pass-

Master Password:

 

 

 

word may be up to seven characters long and must include only letters or numbers

 

 

 

 

(no symbols). Passwords are NOT case-sensitive. When a Primary Master Password

 

 

 

 

is set, it must be used to access the modular hard drive if it is used in another system.

 

 

 

 

Note that the password will not take effect until the system has been rebooted.

 

 

 

 

 

Password Entry on

Disabled

[Enabled]

When set to disabled, entry of a Hard Disk Password is not required before OS boot.

Boot:

Enabled

 

(The hard disk is still password-protected without password entry.)

 

 

 

 

 

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Fujitsu E8020D manual Hard Disk Security Submenu of the Security Menu