Kensington M Series manual Security Menu

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Plug & Play O/S: Enables you to set the parameters for peripheral ports. Set this field to No if your computer uses an operating system that is not plug and play compliant, such as Windows NT. With an operating system that is not plug and play compliant, you manually change the settings for the COM1, COM2, and LPT ports. The BIOS will recognize the new settings. Windows 95 automatically configures the ports regardless of the setting of this field.

Reset Configuration Data: Resets the Windows 95 ESCD content for ISA cards installed in an optional docking station. Select Yes to clear the system configuration data if Windows 95 cannot recognize the drives in your docking station. Select No to leave the system configuration data as it is currently set or if you are using an operating system other than Windows 95.

Large Disk Access Mode: Enables your computer’s operating system to work with drives larger than 540 MB. Choose DOS (default) for Microsoft operating systems. Choose Other for any other operating systems.

Security Menu

Selecting Security from the menu bar displays the Security menu.

Password is: Specifies whether or not a password is enabled. This field is for reference only.

Set Password: Enables you to set password. A password restricts access to the system. See “Creating a Password” on page 57 for instructions on setting a password.

Password on boot: Determines whether the computer prompts for a password when starting up. The options are Enabled and Disabled. A password must be set before you can enable this option.

Fixed disk boot sector: Enables you to write-protect the hard drive boot sector to protect against viruses and alterations.The options are Normal (default) and Write protect. When you choose the option Write protect, you must enter your password before you can write to the hard disk boot sector.

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