
L i f e B o o k N S e r i e s N o t e b o o k B I O S
Table 13: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Security Menu
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| Set Supervisor | 
 | [Enter] | Sets, changes or cancels the Supervisor Password. Supervisor’s Password | ||
| Password | 
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 | may be up to eight characters long and must include only letters or numbers | 
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 | the Enter key instead of entering characters in the Enter New Admin Pass- | 
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 | word field and in the Verify New Admin Password field. When a Supervisor | 
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 | Password is set it must be used to access the BIOS setup utility. | 
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| Set User Password | 
 | [Enter] | This field can only be accessed if the Supervisor Password is set. Sets, | ||
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 | changes or cancels the User Password. The User Password may be up to | 
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 | eight characters long and must include only letters or numbers (no symbols). | 
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 | instead of entering characters in the Enter New User Password field and in | 
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 | the Verify New User Password field. When a User Password is set it must be | 
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 | used to access the BIOS setup utility. | 
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| Minimum User | 
 | [Enter] | Supervisor can set password length (0 to 8) for user password. User cannot | ||
| Password Length | 
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 | set a password shorter than the minimum length. | 
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| Password on Boot | ■ | 
 | (Selected) | [ __ ] | When selected, a password (User or Supervisor) is required every time after | 
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 | the Power On Self Test (POST) before the operating system will be read | 
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 | from a disk. When unselected, no password is required. | 
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| On Automatic | ■ | 
 | (Selected) | [ __ ] | When unselected, it is not necessary to enter a password to wake up from | 
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| Wake up | 
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 | LAN or Real Time Clock (RTC). When selected, it is still necessary to enter a | 
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 | password after automatic  | 
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| KB Lock on Resume | ■ | 
 | (Selected) | [ __ ] | When selected, the PS/2 mouse and keyboard inputs are locked out upon | 
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 | Resume from Suspend or Save to Disk mode until you enter the password. | 
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 | When unselected, 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 | ■ | 
 | (Selected) | 
 | When selected, booting from removable media is not restricted. When | 
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| Removable Media | 
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 | Supervisor Only is unselected, only the Supervisor (i.e., the user who enters | 
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 | Supervisor password), can boot from removable media. | 
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| Flash Write | ■ | 
 | (Selected) | 
 | When unselected, the BIOS Flash memory is write protected. | 
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| Hard Disk Security | 
 | Configures hard disk security features | |||
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| Owner Information | 
 | Sets Owner information. | |||
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