L i f e B o o k S 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

 

 

 

 

Supervisor

–—

Clear

A display-only field. Set is displayed when the system supervisor password is

Password is:

 

 

set and Clear when it is not.

 

 

 

 

User Password is:

–—

Clear

A display-only field. Set is displayed when the general user

 

 

 

password is set and Clear when it is not.

 

 

 

 

Set Supervisor

–—

[Enter]

Sets, changes or cancels the Supervisor Password. The Supervisor Password

Password

 

 

may be up to seven characters and must include only letters or numbers (no

 

 

 

symbols). Passwords are NOT case-sensitive. To cancel a password press

 

 

 

[Enter] instead of entering characters in the Enter New Password field and Re-

 

 

 

enter New Password fields. When a Supervisor Password is set it must be used

 

 

 

to access the BIOS setup utility.

 

 

 

 

Set User Password

–—

[Enter]

This field can only be accessed if Supervisor Password is set. This field sets,

 

 

 

changes, or cancels User Password. User Password may be up to seven char-

 

 

 

acters and must include only letters or numbers (no symbols). Passwords are

 

 

 

NOT case-sensitive. To cancel a password, press the Enter key instead of

 

 

 

entering characters in the Enter New Password field and in the Re-enter New

 

 

 

Password field. When a User Password is set it must be used to access the

 

 

 

BIOS setup utility.

 

 

 

 

Minimum User

–—

[0]

Sets the minimum length for the user password. Requires a supervisor pass-

Password Length:

 

 

word in order to be set.

 

 

 

 

Password on Boot:

Disabled

[Disabled]

When set to Disabled, no password is required. When set to First Boot, a pass-

 

First Boot

 

word (User or Supervisor) is required after the Power On Self Test (POST)

 

Every Boot

 

before the operating system will be read from a disk. If Every Boot is set, a

 

 

password (User or Supervisor) is required after the Power On Self Test (POST)

 

 

 

 

 

 

every time the system is booted (before the operating system is read from the

 

 

 

disk).

 

 

 

 

On Automatic

Disabled

[Disabled]

When set to Disabled, it is not necessary to enter a password to wake up from

Wake-up:

Enabled

 

LAN or Real Time Clock (RTC). When Enabled, it is still necessary to enter a

 

 

 

password after automatic wake-up.

 

 

 

 

KB Lock on

Disabled

[Disabled]

When set to Enabled, the PS/2 mouse and keyboard inputs are locked out

Resume:

Enabled

 

upon Resume from Suspend or Save to Disk mode until you enter the pass-

 

 

 

word. When set to Disabled no password is required. If no Supervisor Pass-

 

 

 

word is set, this feature is not available and no password is required.

 

 

 

 

Boot from

All

[All]

If Supervisor Only is selected, only the supervisor can boot from removable

Removable

Supervisor

 

media. If All is selected, anyone can boot from removable media.

Media:

only

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flash Write:

Disabled

[Enabled]

When disabled, the BIOS Flash memory is write protected; when enabled, it is

 

Enabled

 

not.

 

 

 

 

Hard Disk

–—

–—

Configures hard disk security features.

Security:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Owner

–—

–—

Sets Owner information.

Information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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