
Security Menu
| Feature | Choice | Description | Your Setting | 
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 | Set | setting it to a null string, or by | 
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 | clearing password jumper on | 
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 | system board (see “Configuring | 
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 | System Board Jumpers,” in this | 
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| Administrator Password | Clear | Status only; user cannot modify. | 
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| is | Set | Once set, this can be disabled by | 
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 | setting it to a null string, or by | 
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 | clearing password jumper on | 
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 | system board (see Configuring | 
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| Set User Password | Press Enter | When the Enter key is pressed, the | 
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 | user is prompted for a password; | 
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 | press Esc key to abort. Once set, | 
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 | this can be disabled by setting it to | 
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 | a null string, or by clearing | 
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 | password jumper on system board | 
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 | Jumpers” later in this chapter). | 
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| Set Administrator | Press Enter | When the <Enter> key is pressed, | 
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| Password | 
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 | password; press ESC key to abort. | 
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 | Once set, this can be disabled by | 
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 | setting it to a null string, or by | 
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 | clearing password jumper on | 
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 | system board (see “Configuring | 
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 | this chapter). | 
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| Password on Boot | Disabled | Requires password entry before | 
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 | Enabled | boot. System will remain in secure | 
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 | mode until password is entered. | 
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 | Password on Boot takes | 
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 | precedence over Secure Mode | 
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 | Boot. | 
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| Fixed Disk Boot Sector | Normal | 
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 | Write Protect | drive to protect against viruses. | 
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| Secure Mode Timer | 1 min | Period of keyboard or PS/2 mouse | 
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 | 2 min | inactivity specified for secure mode | 
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 | 5 min | to activate. Password is required | 
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 | 10 min | for secure mode to function. | 
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 | 20 min | Cannot be enabled unless at least | 
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 | 1 hr | one password is enabled. | 
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 | 2 hr | 
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| Secure Mode Hot Key | [ ] | Key assigned to invoke the | 
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| [A, B, ..., Z] | Quicklock feature. Cannot be | 
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 | enabled unless at least one | 
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 | password is enabled. | 
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| Secure Mode Boot | Disabled | System boots in secure mode. | 
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 | Enabled | User must enter password to | 
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 | unlock system. Cannot be enabled | 
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 | unless at least one password is | 
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 | enabled. | 
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| Video Blanking | Disabled | Blank video when secure mode is | 
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 | Enabled | activated. User must enter | 
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 | password to unlock system. Cannot | 
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