Feature | Description |
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Control access to | To control access to the system configuration, set a |
the BIOS Setup | supervisor password and enable it through BIOS |
utility (set supervisor | Setup utility. This password allows the supervisor to |
password) | make changes to the BIOS Setup utility. The user |
| may also be allowed to make changes to the BIOS |
| Setup utility, depending on the user access level |
| setting (full, limited, view only, or no access). |
| If both the supervisor and user passwords are |
| enabled, either can be used to boot the system or |
| enable the keyboard and/or mouse, unless the |
| Unattended Start mode is enabled. If Unattended |
| Start mode is enabled, only the user password may |
| be used to enable the keyboard and mouse. |
| Once set, passwords can be disabled by deleting the |
| password in the BIOS Setup or by changing the |
| Password Clear switch. To change the switch, see |
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Control access to | To control access to the system, set a user password |
the system (set user | and set Password Check to Always, using the BIOS |
password) | Setup utility. |
| Once set, passwords can be disabled by deleting the |
| password or by changing the Password Clear switch. |
| To change the switch, see “Setting the configuration |
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Boot without | The system can boot with or without a keyboard. To |
keyboard | enable the system to boot without a keyboard, go the |
| the boot settings configuration under the Advanced |
| menu in the BIOS Setup utility and select the System |
| Keyboard Absent option. |
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Specify the boot | The sequence you specify in the BIOS determines the |
sequence | boot order. If a password is enabled, and password |
| check is set to Always, you are prompted for the |
| password before the system boots fully. If a password |
| is enabled, and the Unattended Start mode option is |
| also enabled, the system boots fully but requires a |
| password before accepting any keyboard or mouse |
| input. |
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