2-26 General Description

Feature

Description

Control access to

To control access to using the system, set a user password and enable it

the system other

through Setup.

than BIOS Setup:

To disable a password, change it to a blank entry in the Change Password

set user password

menu of the User Password Option menu found in the Security Subsystem

 

Group.

 

To clear the password if you cannot access Setup, change the Clear

 

Password jumper (see Chapter 4).

Boot without

The system can boot with or without a keyboard. During POST, before the

keyboard

system completes the boot sequence, the BIOS automatically detects and

 

tests the keyboard if it is present and displays a message.

 

 

Specify the boot

The sequence that you specify in setup will determine the boot order. If

sequence

secure mode is enabled (a user password is set), then you will be

 

prompted for a password before the server fully boots. If secure mode is

 

enabled and the “Secure Boot Mode” option is also enabled, the server will

 

fully boot but will require a password before accepting any keyboard or

 

mouse input.