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Table 12: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Security Menu

Menu Field

Options

Default

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Password on Boot:

Disabled

[Disabled]

When set to DIsabled, no password is required. When set to First

 

First Boot

 

Boot, a password (User or Supervisor) is required after the Power

 

Every Boot

 

On Self Test (POST) before the operating system is 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).

 

 

 

 

 

Password on

Disabled

[Disabled]

When set to Enabled, a password (User or Supervisor) is required

Resume:

Enabled

 

before the operating system will resume. 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]

Enable password allows supervisor access only.

Removable Media:

Supervisor only

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floppy Disk

All

[All]

Enable password allows supervisor access only.

Access:

Supervisor only

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hard Disk Security:

–—

–—

Configures hard disk security features

 

 

 

 

Owner

–—

–—

Sets Owner information.

Information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hard Disk Boot

Normal

[Normal]

Sets protection mode for hard disk drive.

Sector:

Write Protected

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Fujitsu Siemens Computers i Series manual After the Power On Self Test Post every time the system is

i Series specifications

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