IBM Partner Pavilion 8131 Administrator Password, Setting, changing, and deleting a password

Administrator Password

Setting an Administrator Password deters unauthorized persons from changing configuration settings. If you are responsible for maintaining the settings of several computers, you might want to set an Administrator Password.

After you set an Administrator Password, a password prompt is displayed each time you try to access the Setup Utility program. If you type the wrong password, you will see an error message. If you type the wrong password three times, you must turn the computer off and start again.

If both the user and administrator passwords are set, you can type either password. However, to change any configuration settings, you must use your administrator password.

Setting, changing, and deleting a password

To set, change, or delete a password, do the following:

Note: A password can be any combination of up to 12 characters (A- Z, a-z, and 0-9).

1.Start the Setup Utility program (see “Starting the Setup Utility program” on page 27).

2.From the Setup Utility program menu, select Security.

3.Select Set Passwords. Read the information displayed on the right side of the screen.

Using Security Profile by Device

Security Profile by Device is used to enable or disable user access to the following devices:

IDE controller	When this feature is set to Disable, all devices connected to the
	IDE controller (such as hard disk drives or the CD-ROM drive)
	are disabled and will not be displayed in the system
	configuration.
Diskette Drive Access	When this feature is set to Disable, the diskette drive cannot be
	accessed.
Diskette Write Protect	When this feature is set to Enable, all diskettes are treated as if
	they are write-protected. You can read from the diskette, but you
	cannot write to the diskette.

To set Security Profile by Device, do the following:

1.Start the Setup Utility program (see “Starting the Setup Utility program” on page 27).

2.From the Setup Utility program menu, select Security.

3.Select Security Profile by Device.

4.Select the desired devices and settings and press Enter.

5.Return to the Setup Utility program menu and select Exit and then Save Settings.

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