Security Measures

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Preventing theft of damage to data using a floppy disk

You may choose to protect the data on your computer from being accessed illegally or overwritten accidentally by using a floppy disk. You can also set your computer to be unbootable from a floppy disk.

Preventing the use of a floppy disk

This error message is displayed when access to the floppy disk drive is attempted.

Procedure

1 Run the Setup Utility (

page 34)

2 Using

and

, select [Supervisor Setup], then press Enter

3 Using

and

, select [Boot Up Drive], then set either [HDD

FDD] or [CDD FDD

HDD] with

4

5

Using the and , select [Floppy Operation], set [Disable]

with , then press Esc

Close the Setup Utility ( page 34)

When you do not want your Supervisor Setup changed without permission

Set the Supervisor Password. After it has been set, no changes can be made to the

Supervisor settings unless the password is entered.

When the supervisor password is set

When changing the Supervisor Setup,

if is displayed after the power has been

turned on, or if [Enter supervisor password] is

displayed in the Setup Utility ( page 34),

Input the correct supervisor password and press Enter .

When the supervisor password is incorrect or when the user password is entered, (Or, even when the correct supervisor password

is entered). page 46

Supervisor Setup

May be

Opened

Supervisor Setup

Can not be Opened

(There are cases in which the Supervisor Setup does

not appear on the main screen). page 34

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