Chapter 8. Additional Service Information

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Power-on password

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Administrator password

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Operating system password . . .

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Vital product data

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Management Information Format (MIF)

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Alert on LAN

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BIOS levels

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Flash recovery boot block jumper. . . .

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Power management . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Automatic configuration and power interface (ACPI) BIOS. . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Advanced Power Management . . . . . . 202 Automatic Hardware Power Management

features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Setting Automatic Hardware Power

Management features. . . . . . . . . . 203 Automatic Power-On features . . . . . . . 203 Network settings . . . . . . . . . . . . 204

Flash over LAN (update POST/BIOS over

network) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 Wake on LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

Security features

Security features in this section include the following:

vPasswords

vVital Product Data

vManagement Information Format (MIF)

vAlert on LAN

Passwords

The following section provides information about computer hardware and software-related passwords.

vPower-on Password

vAdministrator Password

vOperating System Password

Power-on and Administrator passwords are set in the Setup Utility program. See “Setup Utility program” on page 10 for information about running the Setup Utility.

Power-on password

A power-on password denies access to the computer by an unauthorized user when the computer is powered on. When a power-on password is active, the password prompt appears on the screen each time the computer is powered on. The computer starts after the proper password is entered.

Removing a power-on password

To service a computer with an active and unknown power-on password, power-off the computer and use the following procedure.

Note: This also erases the date and time.

Note: On some models, this procedure will also remove the administrator password.

1.Unplug the power cord and remove the top cover.

2.Refer to “Identifying parts on the system board - small desktop model” on page 27 to find the Virtual clear CMOS/BIOS recovery jumper.

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