Gateway 6400 Unattended start mode, Summary of software security features, Feature, Description

POST routine. To change the supervisor password, select Change Supervisor Password from the Security menu, then enter and confirm the new password. To cancel the supervisor password, select Change Supervisor Password from the Security menu, enter the current supervisor password, then, when asked to confirm the new password, press ENTER without entering anything. The system will respond with the message “Password Uninstalled.”

Unattended start mode

Configure and enable the unattended start mode in the BIOS. When unattended start mode is in effect, you can boot the system and run the OS, but you must enter the user password to use the keyboard or mouse.

To enable the unattended start mode, you must first enable a user password, then enable unattended start mode, and finally set the password check mode to Always.

Summary of software security features

The following table lists the software security features and describes what protection each offers. In general, to enable or set the features listed here, you must run the BIOS Setup utility and go to the Security tab. The table also refers to other BIOS menus and to the setup utility.

Feature	Description
Unattended start	To enable the Unattended Start mode, you must first
mode	enable a user password, then enable Unattended
	Start mode, and finally set the Password Check mode
	to Always.
	When the system is in Unattended Start mode, the
	system boots and runs the OS, but does not accept
	mouse or keyboard input until you enter the user
	password.

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