Siemens PC 670 manual 3 Menü Security, Overview

Configuring the Computing Unit in BIOS Setup Release 04/02

5.1.3Menü Security

Overview

You can only edit the fields enclosed in square brackets. In order to protect your computing unit against illegal use it is possible to enter two passwords. With the supervisor password, the setup access can be restricted or denied to normal users.

PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility

Main Advanced Security Power Boot Sequence Version Exit

Supervisor Password is	Disabled
User Password is	Disabled
Set Supervisor Password	[		]
		Enter
Set User Password	[	Enter	]
Password on boot:	[Disabled]
Fixed disk boot sector:	[Normal]
Diskette access:	[Supervisor]

Item Specific Help

Select the operating system installed

on your system which you will use most commonly.

Note: An incorrect setting can cause some operating systems to display unexpected behavior.

F1 Help ESC Exit

Select Item	+ / – Change Values	F9	Setup Defaults
Select Menu	Enter Select Sub-Menu	F10	Save and Exit

Figure 5-16 ”Security”		Menu
	Supervisor	Disabled	Password not set. All setup entries can be processed
	Password is		without a password.
		Enabled	Passwort is enabled. The BIOS setup can only be
			processed after entering a password. This password
			has a higher priority than a User Password.
		The input field automatically changes from [Disabled] to [Enabled] when
		the password is entered.
	User Password	Disabled	No User Password is assigned. If a Supervisor
	is		Password is assigned, only the Supervisor can operate
			the setup.
		Enabled	User Password is active. A user is thus given the
			right to process some setup fields.
		The input field automatically changes from [Disabled] to [Enabled] when
		the password is entered.
	Set User	This field opens the dialog box for entering a password. Once it has been
	Password	entered correctly, the user password can be changed or deleted by
		pressing ”Return” and thus deactivated.

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