3-14 Configuring Your System

Feature
Choices or
Display Only Description Your Setting
Power Switch
Mask
Masked
Unmasked
Determines whether power switch
is masked or unmasked. Selecting
"Masked" disables power-off with
the power switch after the
operating system is started
(including shutdown by pressing
the Power switch for at least 4
seconds.)
Option ROM
Menu Mask
Unmasked
Masked
Determines whether Option ROM
Menu Mask is masked or
unmasked.
Processor Serial
Number
Disabled
Enabled
Determines whether Processor
Serial Number feature is enabled
or disabled.
Secure Mode Menu

The Secure Mode is used to restrict access from unauthorized users. In the

Secure Mode, the Power switch, Sleep switch, Dump switch, keyboard and

mouse are disabled. The lamps on the keyboard flash in order from the

ScrollLock lamp, the CapsLock lamp, and the NumLock lamp. To resume

server operation in the normal state from the Secure Mode, enter the user

password from the keyboard and press Enter key.

Feature
Choices or
Display Only Description Your Setting
Secure Mode
Timer
Disabled
1 min
2 min
5 min
10 min
30 min
1 hr
2 hr
Select a time period to place
the server in the Secure Mode
after the last keyboard or
mouse input.
Secure Mode
Hotkey
Disabled
Enabled
Disable or enables Secure
Mode with a key entry.
Ctrl+Alt+ Any key Specify the key to be used for
starting the Secure Mode.
Must press the specified key
while holding down both the
Ctrl and Alt keys in order to
begin Secure Mode.
Starting Secure Mode with a
key entry is only valid when
Secure Mode Hotkey is
enabled.
Secure Mode Boot Disabled
Enabled
Select whether or not to place
the server in the Secure Mode
at start-up.
Floppy Write
Protect
Disabled
Enabled
Select whether to allow or
prohibit writing to the floppy
diskette when the server is in
Secure Mode.