Configuring the OmniBook

Using BIOS Setup

Security Menu

Setting

User Password Is

Administrator Password Is

Set User Password

Set Administrator

Password

Smart Card Security

Description

Shows if a user password is set.

Shows if an administrator password is set.

Press ENTER to set, change, or clear user password. Password length can be no longer than 8 characters, 0-9, A- Z, and cannot include special or accented characters.

Press ENTER to set, change, or clear administrator password. This password protects BIOS Setup settings. Password length can be no longer than 8 characters, 0-9, A- Z, and cannot include special or accented characters.

Available only if a smart card accessory is installed. Sets whether the password is read from a smart card instead of entered from the keyboard.

Default

Clear

Clear

Disabled

Boot

Resume*

Undock*

Internal Hard Disk Drive Lock*

Removable Device Boot

Sets whether a user password is required when the computer boots.

Sets whether a user password is required when resuming from a suspended state. This setting is ignored when Windows 2000 is running.

Sets whether a user password is required when undocking the OmniBook. This setting is ignored when Windows 2000 is running.

Encodes the current user password (or administrator password if that is the only password set) on the hard disk drive.

Sets whether the floppy drive or other removable device is a boot device.

Enabled

Enabled

Disabled

Disabled

Enabled

* Resume, Undock, and Internal Hard Disk Drive Lock options are available only if Boot option is enabled.

Reference Guide

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