L i f e B o o k V 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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| and Clear when it is not. |
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User Password is: | Clear | A | ||
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| password is set, and Clear when it is not. |
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Set Supervisor | [Enter] | Sets, changes or cancels the Supervisor Password. Supervisor’s Password may | ||
Password |
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| be up to seven characters long and must include only letters or numbers (no |
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| symbols). Passwords are NOT case- sensitive. To cancel a password press the |
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| Enter key instead of entering characters in the Enter New Password field and in |
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Set User Password | [Enter] | This field can only be accessed if the Supervisor Password is set. Sets, changes | ||
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| or cancels the User Password. The User Password may be up to seven charac- |
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| ters long and must include only letters or numbers (no symbols). Passwords are |
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| ing characters in the Enter New Password field and in the |
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| word field. When a User Password is set it must be used to access the BIOS |
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| setup utility. |
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Minimum User | [0] | Supervisor can set password length (0 to 8) for user password. User cannot set a | ||
Password Length: |
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| password shorter than the minimum length. |
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Password on Boot: | ■ | Disabled | [Disabled] | When set to First Boot, a password (User or Supervisor) is required just once |
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| after the Power On Self Test (POST) before the operating system will be read |
| ■ | Every Boot |
| from a disk. When set to Every Boot, a password (User or Supervisor) is required |
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| every time after the Power On Self Test (POST) before the operating system will |
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| be read from a disk. When set to Disabled no password is required. |
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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 |
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| password after automatic |
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KB Lock on | ■ | Disabled | [Disabled] | When set to Enabled, the PS/2 mouse and keyboard inputs are locked out upon |
Resume: | ■ | Enabled |
| Resume from Standby or Hibernate mode until you enter the password. |
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| When set to Disabled no password is required. If no Supervisor Password is set, |
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| this feature is not available and no password is required. |
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Boot from | ■ | All | [All] | When All is selected, booting from removable media is not restricted. When |
Removable Media: | ■ | Supervisor |
| Supervisor Only is selected, only the Supervisor (i.e., the user who enters Super- |
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| visor password), can boot from removable media. |
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Flash Write: | ■ | Disabled | [Enabled] | When set to [Disabled], the BIOS Flash memory is write protected. |
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Hard Disk Security: | Configures hard disk security features | |||
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Owner | Sets Owner information. | |||
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Exiting from the Security Menu
When you have finished setting the parameters on the Security Menu, you can either exit from setup utility or move to another menu. If you wish to exit from setup utility, press the Esc key to go to the Exit Menu. If you wish to move to another menu, use the cursor keys.
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