Hard Disk Security Submenu of the Security Menu

S e c u r i t y M e n u

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

F1 Help	Select	Item	-/Space	Change	Values
ESC Exit	Select	Menu	Enter	Select	▲ Sub-Menu

Figure 14. Hard Disk Security Submenu

F10 Save and Exit

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

Menu Field	Options		Default	Description


Primary Master	---		Clear	The default is Clear. When the Master Password has been set in the field below, the
Password Is:				field changes to Set.

Serial ATA Port 0	---		Not	A display-only field. Set is displayed when the Serial ATA Port 0 Password is set and
Password Is:			Available	Not Available when it is not.

Set Primary	---		[Enter]	When the Supervisor Password has been set, the field can be changed. When
Master Password:				enabled, the hard disk is locked with the password. Data in the locked disk cannot
				be read on any systems other than the original system on which it is locked or sys-
				tems that have the identical password setting.

Set Serial ATA Port	---		[Enter]	Sets, changes or cancels Serial ATA Port 0 Password. The password may be up to
0 Password				seven characters long and include only letters or numbers (no symbols). Passwords
				are NOT case- sensitive. To cancel a password press the Enter key instead of enter-
				ing characters in the Enter New Password field and in the Re-enter New Password
				field. When a Serial ATA Port 0 Password is set it must be used to access the hard
				disk. Data on the hard disk cannot be read on other systems.

Password Entry	■	Disabled	[Enabled]	When disabled, the master password entry is not required before booting the oper-
on Boot:	■	Enabled		ating system, but the hard disk is still password-protected without password entry.