Intel® Server Board SDS2

BIOS

 

 

 

 

 

Feature

Option

Description

 

Set Administrative

Press Enter

When the Enter key is pressed, the user is prompted

 

Password

 

for a password; press ESC key to abort. Once set,

 

 

 

can be disabled by setting to a null string, or clear

 

 

 

password jumper on board.

 

 

 

 

 

Password on boot

Disabled

If enabled, requires password entry before boot.

 

 

Enabled

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed disk boot

Normal

Will write protect the boot sector of the hard drive to

 

sector

Write protect

prevent viruses from corrupting the drive under DOS

 

 

if set to write protect.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secure Mode Timer

2 minutes

Period of key/PS/2 mouse inactivity specified for

 

 

5 minutes

Secure Mode to activate. A password is required for

 

 

Secure Mode to function. Has no effect unless at

 

 

10 minutes

 

 

least one password is enabled.

 

 

20 minutes

 

 

 

 

 

1 hour

 

 

 

2 hours

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hot Key (CTRL-ALT-)

[ ], [A, B, ..L., Z], [0-9]

Key assigned to invoke the secure mode feature.

 

 

 

Cannot be enabled unless at least one password is

 

 

 

enabled. Can be disabled by entering a new key

 

 

 

followed by a backspace or by entering delete.

 

 

 

 

 

Secure Mode Boot

Disabled

System boots in Secure Mode. The user must enter

 

 

Enabled

a password to unlock the system. Cannot be

 

 

enabled unless at least one password is enabled.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Video Blanking

Disabled

Blank video when Secure mode is activated. A

 

 

Enabled

password is required to unlock the system. This

 

 

cannot be enabled unless at least one password is

 

 

 

 

 

 

enabled. This option is only present if the system

 

 

 

includes an embedded video controller.

 

 

 

 

 

Floppy Write Protect

Disabled

When Secure mode is activated, the floppy drive is

 

 

Enabled

write protected. A password is required to re-enable

 

 

floppy writes. Cannot be enabled unless at least

 

 

 

 

 

 

one password is enabled.

 

 

 

 

 

Power Switch Inhibit

Disabled

Determines whether power switch function from front

 

 

Enabled

panel.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.3.2.3.4Server Menu Selections

Table 45. Server Menu Selections

Feature

Option

Description

System Management

 

Selects sub-menu.

 

 

 

Console Redirection

 

Selects sub-menu.

 

 

 

Service Partition Type

 

Displays the partition type of the Service

 

 

Partition; the default is 12h.

 

 

 

Clear Event Log

Enter

If selected, the System Event log will be cleared

 

 

immediately.

 

 

 

Revision 1.2

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Order Number:

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