You can make the following selections on the Security Menu itself. Enabling the Supervisor Password field requires a password for entering Setup. The passwords are not
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User Password is | Clear | Status only; user cannot modify. Once set, this can be disabled |
| Set | by setting it to a null string, or by clearing password jumper on |
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| server board. |
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Supervisor Password is | Clear | Status only; user cannot modify. |
| Set |
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Set User Password | Press Enter | When the <Enter> key is pressed, you are prompted for a |
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| password; press ESC key to abort. Once set, this can be cleared |
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| by setting it to a null string, or by clearing password jumper on |
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| server board (see Server Board Jumpers in Chapter 5). |
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Set Supervisor | Press Enter | When the <Enter> key is pressed, you are prompted for a |
Password |
| password; press ESC key to abort. Once set, this can be cleared |
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| by setting it to a null string, or by clearing password jumper on |
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| server board (see Server Board Jumpers in Chapter 5). |
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Password on Boot | Disabled | Requires password entry before boot. System will remain in |
| Enabled | secure mode until password is entered. Password on Boot takes |
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| precedence over Secure Mode Boot. |
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Fixed Disk Boot Sector | Normal | Write protects boot sector on hard disk to protect against viruses. |
| Write |
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| Protect |
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Secure Mode Timer | Disabled | Period of key/PS/2 mouse inactivity specified for secure mode to |
| 1 min | activate. A password is required for secure mode to function. |
| 2 min | Cannot be enabled unless at least one password is enabled. |
| 5 min |
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| 10 min |
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| 20 min |
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| 1 hr |
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| 2 hr |
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Secure Mode Hot Key | [ ] | Key assigned to start the Quicklock feature. Cannot be enabled |
[A, B, ..., Z] | unless at least one password is enabled. | |
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Secure Mode Boot | Disabled | System will boot in secure mode. You must enter a password to |
| Enabled | unlock the system. Cannot be enabled unless at least one |
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| password is enabled. |
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Video Blanking | Disabled | Blank video when secure mode is activated. You must enter a |
| Enabled | password to unlock the system. Cannot be enabled unless at |
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| least one password is enabled. |
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Floppy Write Protect | Disabled | When secure mode is activated, the diskette drive is write |
| Enabled | protected. You must enter a password to disable. Cannot be |
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| enabled unless at least one password is enabled. |
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Front Panel Lockout | Disabled | When secure mode is activated, the reset and power switches are |
| Enabled | locked. You must enter a password to unlock the system. |
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| Cannot be enabled unless at least one password is enabled. |
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