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

 

 

 

 

 

Table 15: 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 set

Password is:

 

 

 

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 may

Password

 

 

 

be up to seven characters long 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 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 the Supervisor Password is set. Sets, changes or

 

 

 

 

cancels the User Password. A User Password may be up to seven characters long

 

 

 

 

and must include only letters or numbers (no symbols). Passwords are NOT

 

 

 

 

case-sensitive. To cancel a password press [Enter] key instead of entering char-

 

 

 

 

acters 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]

Supervisor can set password length (0 to 8) for user password. User cannot set a

Password Length:

 

 

 

password shorter than the minimum length.

 

 

 

 

 

Password on Boot:

Disabled

[Disabled]

When set to First Boot, a password (User or Supervisor) is required just once

 

First Boot

 

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

 

 

 

 

every time after the Power On Self Test (POST) before the operating system will

 

 

 

 

be read from a disk. When set to Disabled no password is required.

 

 

 

 

 

On Automatic

Disabled

[Disabled]

When disabled, password entry is not required when the system wakes up auto-

Wake up:

Enabled

 

matically. When enabled, password entry is required upon wake up.

 

 

 

 

 

KB Lock on

Disabled

[Disabled]

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

Resume:

Enabled

 

Resume from Suspend or Save to Disk mode until you enter the password.

 

 

 

 

When set to Disabled no password is required. If no Supervisor Password is set,

 

 

 

 

this feature is not available and no password is required.

 

 

 

 

 

Boot from

All

[All]

Supervisor only allows access to boot the computer to removable media after

Removable Media:

Supervisor only

 

the Supervisor Password is entered.

 

 

 

 

 

Flash Write:

Disabled

[Enabled]

When disabled, the BIOS Flash memory will be write protected.

 

Enabled

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hard Disk Security:

–—

–—

Configures hard disk security features

 

 

 

 

Owner

–—

–—

Sets Owner information.

Information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TPM (Security

___

___

Opens the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Security Chip Setting submenu to

Chip) Setting

 

 

 

configure the Security Chip.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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